Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 3)

I gently point out to my hon. Friend that I did not say that this was something the usual channel...

rose—

I will give way to one of the members of that fine Committee.

I concur with the Minister that all members of the Committee were fine members. Perhaps I can hel...

The hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. Of course, the House is delighted that he, too, has r...

I do not have much to add to the Minister’s opening speech. Labour Members agree with the program...

I am always suspicious when a deal is done between the usual channels, and that is what has happe...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Does he agree that there is bound to be no proper scrutiny in...

My hon. Friend is right. I am not aware of anybody on the Committee feeling that the Bill was too...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the problem arises because the Executive decide on the time for de...

Thereby hangs a subject for a separate debate. The coalition agreement contained a commitment to ...

As a member of the Committee that my hon. Friend criticises, it is difficult not to take offence....

My hon. Friend scores a bit of an own goal. If we had had the original programme motion, we would...

An outrageous slur has been made on my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Mr Chope), who ha...

I do not expect hon. Members to apologise to me. I think actions speak louder than words on these...

My hon. Friend said that there would be only an hour to debate each of the three groups of amendm...

My hon. Friend is right.

I am going to finish soon because other people want to participate...

The hon. Gentleman stated that actions speak louder than words. Will he point to where he or the ...

I do not think that Front Benchers needed any telegraph messages from my hon. Friend the Member f...

rose—

I will give way once more and then I must finish.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, and I do not wish to prolong this debate on the programme mo...

The hon. Gentleman makes a good point. The amendments in the first group include two new clauses ...

It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Mr Chope).

I w...

How does my hon. Friend square that argument with the fact that every single Government member of...

I hate to criticise the Whips Office, but it was clearly not doing its job properly when it let h...

I think that what my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Mr Spencer) was trying to say was that ...

I am afraid that that rings true. On occasion, I myself have been asked to do things on behalf of...

The hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr Heath) is not the Deputy Leader of the House— he is a ...

Oh, sorry. Good God! I apologise to my hon. Friend the Minister. I now understand entirely why he...

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the quickest way to get through this afternoon’s business woul...

No. That is exactly the wrong reason. We want to discuss the issues and argue about them. The hon...

Does the Minister wish to respond? She is not obliged to.

indicated dissent.

Question agreed to.