Nomination of Members to Committees

Part of Business of the House (Today) – in the House of Commons at 9:41 pm on 12 September 2017.

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Photo of Marcus Fysh Marcus Fysh Conservative, Yeovil 9:41, 12 September 2017

I will not give way at the moment because we are short of time.

The reality is that if the Opposition were to succeed in gumming up the system completely using legislation that they do not agree with, we would not have time in this place for all the other ambitions that the people of this country have. That is why it is absolutely in their interests and the public interest for this motion to be passed this evening.

I want to say on behalf of the people of Yeovil— Mr Carmichael mentioned the high moral tone of a previous MP for the area—that they have ambitions other than Brexit, but they also want the Brexit vote to be respected, rather than for the system to be gummed up. That, in short, is why I will vote for the motion.