Clause 53 - Power of veto
Local Government Bill
2:30 pm
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold, Conservative)
On a point of order, Mr. Conway. I have served on many Committees, under the previous and the current Administrations. I understood that it was a convention of the House that, when a Government document was referred to, it would be sent to hon. Members and it would be available on the Table, so that if, by chance, an hon. Member did not have a copy, as was clear from the discussion this morning, one would be available in the Committee Room. I have no criticism of the Ministers, but if that had been the case this morning, it would have avoided much unnecessary discussion and made for a much better debate. We would have conducted our proceedings in a much more orderly way. I seek your guidance on the matter.