Clause 96 - Application of certain sections of 1965 Act
Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]
10:00 am
Mr Christopher Chope (Shadow Minister, Environment and Transport; Christchurch, Conservative)
Further to that point of order, Mr. Cook. When you raise that matter at the Chairmen's Panel, will you also take into account the fact that on each individual clause it is open to those who wish to raise questions on that clause or speak against it to do so? It would probably take longer to put those arguments and questions, and one way of demonstrating opposition to a clause is to vote against it, without taking up the Committee's time by speaking against it. That certainly happened during proceedings on the Traffic Management Bill, on the Committee of which I had the privilege to serve previously—