Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 4:09 pm ar 20 Mawrth 1991.
The hon. Gentleman asks leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that he believes should have urgent consideration, namely
the break-up of the Lewis Group and the loss of 1,500 jobs
I have listened with concern to what the hon. Gentleman has said. He knows that I have to decide whether to give that matter precedence over the business set down for today or for tomorrow. In this case, I regret that the matter that he has raised does not meet the requirements of the Standing Order and I therefore cannot submit his application to the House.