Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill

I am not put off by private conversations in the Chamber, although obviously they are out of order. However, at a time when this House is increasingly regarded as an irrelevance to our national life, such behaviour sets a very poor example to those who may be watching our proceedings on television. This week, as you will know Madam Deputy Speaker, quite a lot of schoolchildren are on half-term. Instead of watching their Gameboys, perhaps they are watching the Parliament channel.