§ Mr. Simmonds accordingly presented a Bill to register and license gangmasters in the agricultural and food processing industries: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time on Friday 21 November, and to be printed [Bill 156].
§ Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. You will of course be aware that the House is voting in deferred Divisions at the moment, as indicated on today's Order Paper. Will you perhaps cause that to be looked into, as the House is voting on matters that were debated in early July and thus being asked to reach a decision some two months after they were debated in Committee? That is surely ridiculous, and yet another sign of modernisation going fairly crazy. Should it not be reviewed?
§ Mr. SpeakerAll I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that Members of Parliament have a long memory.
§ Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I should be grateful if you could provide me with some guidance on the procedures of the Intelligence and Security Committee of the House. Is it the case that, once the Committee submits a report to the Prime Minister, he decides when that report is published?
§ Mr. SpeakerAll I say to the hon. Gentleman is that, thankfully, that is not an issue for me; it is not a Committee of the House, so he will have to make his inquiries elsewhere.