HC Deb 04 May 1990 vol 171 c1357

Order for Second Reading read.

Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

With the consent of my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham (Mr. Walden), I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Question put and agreed to.

Bill read a Second time and committed to a Standing Committee, pursuant to Standing Order No. 61 (Committal of Bills).

Mr. Harry Greenway (Ealing, North)

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Can we expect a statement on yesterday's local elections? In Ealing, we have had a change of control to Conservative from Labour——

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Order. I thought that I had made it clear to the hon. Member that I am not prepared to tolerate what seems to be close to an abuse of the House.