Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]
9:10 am
Mr Christopher Chope (Shadow Minister, Environment and Transport; Christchurch, Conservative)
Is the Minister going to address the terms of her motion, particularly why it will not be possible for the Committee to sit next Tuesday afternoon? Under the
programming motion agreed by the House last night, the Committee does not have to report until the end of Tuesday next week. It seems as though the Minister has arbitrarily decided that the Committee should not sit next Tuesday afternoon, irrespective of what progress is made. Would she explain the thinking behind that?