Business without Debate

Richard Burgon Excerpts

Friday 18th March 2022 Commons Chamber

[Hon. Members]

Object.

Bill to be read a Second time on Friday 6 May.

[Richard Burgon (Leeds East) (Lab)]

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Conservative party is stacked with MPs lining their pockets with second jobs, but the Tory Government have repeatedly blocked my Bill to bar MPs’ second jobs. What can be done to force the Government to act to ban MPs from having second jobs, as the public wants us to do and as this Bill provides?

[Mr Deputy Speaker]

I am sorry, but this is now turning into an abuse of points of order. We all know how private Members’ Bill operate and, therefore, if there is an objection, I have to take the objection.

PLASTIC POLLUTION BILL

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.