Business of the House

Michael Ellis Excerpts

Thursday 6th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Hague]

That important report has only recently been published. I have read it. I have not been able to schedule it for the next two weeks, but it is important that the House debates it, so I will get back to Members on that.

[Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con)]

May I tell my right hon. Friend that I am a member of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and that I was present at its meeting yesterday? I can confirm that there was only a slight administrative delay, as he has told the House, due to the length and complexity of the measure, not because there were any specific problems. Also, my understanding is that on at least one occasion in this Parliament the House has debated a statutory instrument before the Joint Committee did, and I seem to recall that it had Labour support.

[Mr Speaker]

I am sure that there was a request for a statement or debate somewhere in the interstices of the question and that we just did not find it.