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Backbench Business Committee

Debate between Peter Bone and Russell Brown
Tuesday 15th June 2010

(14 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Russell Brown Portrait Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab)
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I fully recognise that the hon. Gentleman wants to move the issue of private Members’ Bills forward, but I am sure that he heard the words of my very good and hon. Friend the Member for Midlothian (Mr Hamilton) about using the spare time that exists on a Wednesday evening, for example, so that private Members’ business could be dealt with at that stage. Does the hon. Gentleman believe he is in a position to convince his Whips that they should take that issue on board?

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Bone
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I am grateful for that intervention, which deals with a very important point that I will briefly touch on. There is a problem with the way Fridays are run, but because of how the motions were laid before the House by the Executive, as I said before, I am rather limited in what I can say on that particular point.