Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Government loses on heathrow
There was a 10 Minute rule bill today. These Bills rarely get anywhere. However, there is notionally a vote on "whether the member has leave to introduce the bill".
The bill was about having parliamentary approval for new runways. The government didn't want a vote on the issue so those wanting a vote had to force a division and put in tellers on both sides of the division.
Hence I "told" for the Nos, but actually supported the motion.
The government could only scrape together 203 votes so the motion was carried. posted by John Hemming ¶ 5:10 pm
The bill was about having parliamentary approval for new runways. The government didn't want a vote on the issue so those wanting a vote had to force a division and put in tellers on both sides of the division.
Hence I "told" for the Nos, but actually supported the motion.
The government could only scrape together 203 votes so the motion was carried. posted by John Hemming ¶ 5:10 pm
