Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill

Part of the debate – in a Public Bill Committee am 10:00 am ar 17 Hydref 2018.

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Photo of Mark Harper Mark Harper Ceidwadwyr, Forest of Dean 10:00, 17 Hydref 2018

On the hon. Gentleman’s point about the wishes of the House of Commons, it is worth putting on record that on 19 June, Opposition Front Benchers moved a motion to ask the House whether this Committee could consider the clauses of the Bill, notwithstanding the fact that no money resolution had been tabled. The House was asked for its opinion about whether we should proceed. It divided, and made a clear decision with a majority of 15 that we should not make any progress on the Bill. We can debate whether that was the right or wrong decision—obviously, the hon. Member for Lincoln believes that it was the wrong decision—but the point is that the House made that decision, not the Government, and that is why we are not making further progress.