Clause 4 - The Secretary of State’s duty as to promoting autonomy

Part of Health and Social Care(Re-Committed) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 2:30 pm on 30 June 2011.

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Photo of Roger Gale Roger Gale Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Substitute Member) 2:30, 30 June 2011

No, you cannot—I am ruling. I want to be absolutely clear that the Committee has had a fair crack, but the Committee has to understand that if the Chair puts the question and nobody rises to speak, and nobody votes against—nobody rose to speak—the best you can have is a Division. I am now going to put the question on clause 4 without debate, and if the Opposition wish to vote against it, they may do so. I hope that that is being fair to the hon. Member for Sedgefield, because nobody rose to speak.