– in the House of Commons at 9:33 am on 19 October 2007.
Christopher Chope
Conservative, Christchurch
9:33,
19 October 2007
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In the light of the news overnight that the Prime Minister has sold out British interests even more quickly than expected in Lisbon in the
"Last Supper for Britain as an independent sovereign state" in the words of one of our newspapers this morning, have you received notice that the Government intend to make a statement to the House today?
Sylvia Heal
Deputy Speaker
I thank the hon. Member for that point of order. I have not received notice from the Government and, of course, it is entirely up to them whether they choose to make a statement to the House.
The Deputy speaker is in charge of proceedings of the House of Commons in the absence of the Speaker.
The deputy speaker's formal title is Chairman of Ways and Means, one of whose functions is to preside over the House of Commons when it is in a Committee of the Whole House.
The deputy speaker also presides over the Budget.
