Environment Bill (Seventh sitting)

Thangam Debbonaire Excerpts

Committee stage & Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
Thursday 19th March 2020 Public Bill Committees

[Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab)]

On behalf of Her Majesty’s Opposition, let me say that we appreciate the constructive way in which this has been handled. I thank the Clerks and staff. We look forward to resuming, because we have a lot of amendments to discuss, but I thank everyone for managing to smooth this out so swiftly. Thank you for your chairmanship, Mr Evans.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

I echo the hon. Member’s comments. I am not aware of any discussion held between our Whips, but I am sure that one did happen. While I am extremely disappointed, as we all must be, that the Committee cannot continue at this point, I look forward to its resumption in the near future, once we have got through this terrible time.

[The Chair]

These are unprecedented times. They have even got me chairing the Committee!

[Thangam Debbonaire]

Aww!

[The Chair]

I know.

Question put and agreed to.

Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned.—(Leo Docherty.)