Clause 5 - Referendums: frequency
Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill
11:00 am
Mr John Butterfill (Bournemouth West, Conservative)
Order. I hesitate to interrupt the hon. Gentleman, but if we continue down this route there is a danger that we will start debating clause 1, which will be debated on the Floor of the House. We are debating a fairly narrow issue relating to the frequency of referendums. I appreciate the difficulty for the hon. Gentleman in having to explain how his amendments to clause 5 may interact with clause 1, but I do not intend a debate on clause 1 to be conducted in this Committee.