Nationality and Borders Bill – in the House of Commons at 2:45 pm on 8 December 2021.
Will the Serjeant at Arms please go and clear the Lobby?
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
Does the hon. Gentleman’s point of order relate to the Division?
It does, Madam Deputy Speaker. Given that it is taking quite a lot of time to get through the votes, I wonder whether it might be possible to investigate the idea of introducing this thing called electronic voting, which would speed things up a little bit.
If the hon. Gentleman had been behaving properly, I might have taken his point of order seriously. I have to say to him and to the House that a very serious piece of legislation is going through the House today. There has been genuine debate and disagreement about it, but it is legislation that will affect a lot of people in this country and it deserves to be properly considered. The antics that have been reported to me—the way in which certain Members have behaved, very obviously delaying and lengthening the time that the Divisions are taking—are, as I said a few moments ago, contrary to good democratic practice. I deplore the actions of those people who have delayed the Divisions, and who indeed are doing so now. Will they please cast their votes, come back into the Chamber and allow the Third Reading to take place?
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker—
I am not taking your point of order. Sit down—[Interruption.] Sit down! I am not taking any points of order—
Sit down! I am not taking a point of order. It would have to be about the Division that we have just had—[Interruption.] Sit down!