Points of Order

Desmond Swayne Excerpts
1st reading: House of Commons
Thursday 26th January 2017

(7 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Eleanor Laing Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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Once again, that was not a point of order for the Chair, but we are having a very well-balanced session of points of order.

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con)
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It gets better, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Eleanor Laing Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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As the right hon. Gentleman says, it gets better. Would he care to make a point of order?

Desmond Swayne Portrait Sir Desmond Swayne
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indicated dissent.

Eleanor Laing Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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No? This seems a good point for requests to Ministers, as we seem to be having a 100% record of having requests fulfilled. That was not a point of order for the Chair, so we will move on.

Bill Presented

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

Presentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)

Mr Secretary Davis, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Boris Johnson, Secretary David Mundell, Secretary Alun Cairns, Secretary James Brokenshire, Ben Gummer and the Attorney General, presented a Bill to confer power on the Prime Minister to notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the EU.

Bill read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow, and to be printed (Bill 132) with explanatory notes (Bill 132-EN).