Remaining Private Members' Bills — OLDER PEOPLE'S COMMISSIONERS BILL

House of Commons, 23 April 2004.

John Maples (Conservative, Stratford-on-Avon)

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Can you help me find out what methods there are to draw the attention of the public to the fact that the Prime Minister says he is in favour of a referendum, but sends his Members of Parliament to talk my Bill out, abusing the rules of the House to do so and thereby belying the honesty of his intention to hold a referendum?

David Cairns (Labour, Greenock and Inverclyde)

Further to that point of order—

Michael Lord (Deputy Speaker, Central Suffolk and North Ipswich)

Order. I think I can deal with the point of order once and for all. That is a matter rather more of debate than for the Chair. We should now move on.