Member

Agreement, not unilateral action, is the only sensible way forward for the House on this Bill and all other matters. Frankly, if it means an extra half-day or day’s consideration within our usual hours to review a Bill that Ministers boast is being rewritten, is avoiding that one-odd day’s scrutiny worth breaking the precious jewel of consensus that is the mysterious secret of managing this revising Chamber? I submit that it is not and I ask the noble Baroness to continue in the normal course of compromise and not press her Motion. If not, I reserve the right to test the opinion of the House. I beg to move.