TABLE Sitting Proceedings Time for conclusion of proceedings 1st Clause 1 and Clauses 17 and 18 5 p.m. 2nd Clause 16 and Clauses 2 to 6 — 3rd Clause 16 and Clauses 2 to 6 (so far as not previously concluded) 10 p.m. 4th Clauses 19 to 28 — 5th Clauses 19 to 28 (so far as not previously concluded) 5 p.m. 6th Clauses 14 and 15, Clauses 7 and 8, Schedule 1, Clauses 9 to 13 — 7th Clauses 24 and 15, Clauses 7 and 8, Schedule 1, Clauses 9 to 13 (so far as not previously concluded) 10 p.m. 8th Clauses 29 and 30, Schedule 2, Clauses 31 to 40, Schedule 3, Clause 41, Clause 69, Clauses 42 to 44 — 9th Clauses 29 and 30, Schedule 2, Clauses 31 to 40, Schedule 3, Clause 41, Clause 60, Clauses 42 to 44 (so far as not previously concluded) 5 p.m. 10th Clauses 45 to 58 — 11th Clauses 45 to 58 (so far as not previously concluded) 10 p.m. 12th Clause 59, Clauses 61 to 66, Schedules 4 and 5, new Clauses and new Schedules — 13th Clause 59, Clauses 61 to 66, Schedules 4 and 5, new Clauses and new Schedules (so far as not previously concluded) 5 p.m.
Health and Social Care Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
I am grateful for that advice. It is good news, but it does not alter the substance of my remarks.
As tomorrow is a non-sitting day, the great majority of Members will not be in Westminster. If the Government's document is published tomorrow morning, we are unlikely to have informed responses from health service professionals and managers, in time to formulate orderly amendments by 3 pm tomorrow.
I ask the Minister whether it was impossible to publish the document before today or tomorrow. Perhaps it might be in order to ask you, Mr. Maxton, whether in the light of the unusual circumstances you will adopt a flexible attitude toward starred amendments relating to the traffic light system given that the Minister has told us that late information will be made available.
Mr. Denham indicated dissent.