Points of Order

Robert Syms Excerpts

Tuesday 12th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

There are a lot of Members wanting to raise points of order. I think I will come to a Dorset knight first.

[Sir Robert Syms (Poole) (Con)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Many of us on the Government Benches are disappointed that the matters of devolution did not have more debate. That was a consequence of the Opposition calling so many Divisions, thereby reducing the amount of time. What additional help can the House authorities give in time management training for the official Opposition so that, on future occasions when we have a clearly defined time for debate, they can decide when they are going to vote and when they can allow free-standing debate?

[Mr Speaker]

I hope the hon. Gentleman, who entered the House with me in 1997—I have known him a very long time—will not mind if I say that I think his point of order was delivered with a puckish grin and was of what I call a rhetorical character.