Government Policy on the Proceedings of the House

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:09 pm on 10 October 2017.

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Photo of Christine Jardine Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) 5:09, 10 October 2017

I would agree with the hon. Gentleman were it not for the fact that what he was doing was party political game playing rather than listening to the Opposition. Surely the point of an Opposition day debate is that the Government listen to a view other than their own. That is the view of the electorate—they think that we are here to serve them, rather than to play games. If they had tuned in on the 13th, they would have seen a Government simply paying lip service to the question with no intention of taking anything on board or of allowing any credence to be given to the debate, lest it should challenge their established view.