Points of Order Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Points of Order

Kevin Brennan Excerpts
Monday 6th December 2010

(13 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Let me anticipate what the right hon. Gentleman is likely to go on to say. I note the difference between the commitment that he is seeking and what the Home Secretary said, but as a very experienced Member of the House and former Minister, he knows that I am not responsible for the content of answers. What the right hon. Gentleman is about, of course, is trying to remind the House and his constituents of his dissatisfaction that his point was not answered as he would have wished. I think he has accomplished his objective, and we will leave it there.

Kevin Brennan Portrait Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab)
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On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Can you confirm that it is in order during a Division for hon. Members to walk through both the Aye and the No Lobby if they seek to register an active abstention? For those who are not sure how to vote on Thursday in the tuition fees vote, would that not have the advantage of allowing them to say that they voted both for and against it, depending on their audience?