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Planning Bill (Programme) (No. 3)

Proceeding contribution from Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bills on Planning Bill.

Does my hon. Friend not think that this timetable amounts almost to an abuse of the House's time? When it suits the Government to do so, they can produce a timetable that is protected against Government statements, over which the House has no control. This timetable does not protect the House in any way against Government statements, which can take up an inordinate amount of time and leave very little time for debate.