Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 3 July 2009.
Simon Hughes
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
2:30,
3 July 2009
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. We have just seen 13 Bills on the trot objected to by the Government Whip. Is there any way we could discover whether objections are ever on a point of substance or whether they occur simply because the Government do not like private Members' Bills?
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