Business without Debate

Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Public Houses (Electrical Safety) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Flooding (Prevention and Insurance) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Climate Change Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Public Advocate Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill

Resumption of adjourned debate on Question (3 December), That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

NHS England (Alternative Treatment) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Caravan Sites Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Regulatory Impact Assessments Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

BBC Licence Fee Non-Payment (Decriminalisation for Over-75s) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Green Belt (Protection) Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill

Motion made, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Object.

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not normally whinge about the Government objecting to my private Member’s Bills, but I wish to on this occasion because on 28 January I tabled a question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities asking why the Government’s policy is to object to the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment) Bill having a Second Reading. The Minister replied on 2 February; I will not read out the first part of his answer, which is not relevant:

“The Bill printed on 24 January 2022 set out a new proposal to change the pitch fee review inflationary index from the Retail Price Index to the Consumer Price Index.”

That is, of course, Government policy.

“We will consider the proposal in detail and make a statement at the Bill’s Second Reading.”

Well, we have had the Bill’s Second Reading today. I proposed the Second Reading of the Bill and, through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to hear from the Government as to what statement there is. Having seen that answer to my question, I assumed that the statement was going to be, effectively, no objection and that the Bill was then going to be able to get its Second Reading. That has not materialised.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. I am not sure he is factually correct. The Bill has not had its Second Reading. He introduced the Bill and said, “Now.” The Government Minister objected. I accepted the objection and asked the hon. Gentleman to name a date for the Second Reading of the Bill, which he did. I think he said 25 February. I might be wrong on that date, but my recollection is that he said 25 February. It is therefore quite clear to me that the Bill will come forward for Second Reading on 25 February.

I must also say, however, that some Members might not quite, due to their inexperience, understand the concept of an objection to a Bill under the private Members’ Bill process. That does not apply to the hon. Gentleman because he has probably objected to more Bills than any other Member in history.