GORDON COPELAND (Independent) Link to this
I raise a point of order, Madam Speaker. I seek the leave of the House to record my vote on the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Bill.
DARREN HUGHES (Junior Whip—Labour) Link to this
I have not had a chance to talk to Mr Copeland or to other party whips. I am not sure whether there has been an arrangement on this matter, and I am not quite sure what the effect of this is. It would be useful, perhaps, if we could start Mrs Chadwick’s bill and maybe have a discussion with Mr Copeland and the whips to work out—
Peter BrownI am very reasonable. I am very happy to accommodate this, but I am just trying to work out what the state of play is. I was not in the House before dinner, and I am not quite sure what—
The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Ann Hartley) Link to this
The member does have the right to seek leave. I ask the member whether he wants to speak to that?
GORDON COPELAND (Independent) Link to this
The important thing from my point of view is to try to get my vote registered. If the course outlined by Darren Hughes would help me to achieve that goal, then I would be happy to defer the matter and seek leave in a few minutes’ time, after I have had the chance to talk to Darren and other whips.