HC Deb 22 April 1988 vol 131 cc1108-49

As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.

9.51 am
Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

On a point of order Mr. Speaker. You will appreciate that the Bill contains two substantive clauses, but all the amendments that you have called are in respect of the second clause. My amendment No. 2 would have addressed itself to clause 1. I should like to make it clear that I wholly support the Bill, but, because my hon. Friends the Whips locked me up for 147 hours in the Local Government Finance Bill Committee earlier this year, it was quite impossible for me to become involved in the Committee stage of this Bill. It seems to me that, before voting on clause 1, we should have an opportunity to press the Minister to clarify some points. I personally believe that the clause could go a great deal further than it does. I wonder whether there will be an opportunity to discuss the clause, now or at a later stage, so that we may know exactly what we are voting on.

Mr. Speaker

It is not the practice on Report to consider Bills clause by clause. I have not been able to select the hon. Gentleman's amendment, and we must proceed with the amendments that I have selected.

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