Today, the Government and its Company Law Reform Bill was left in a state of disarray after the Bill's first day in Committee had to be cancelled due to the Government failing to secure a key vote.
Jonathan Djanogly MP said:
"This is a vital Bill for British business and yet the govt did not even get enough labour MPs into the room to vote for its timetabling."
"The Committee met this morning with timetabling as the first point of business."
"Conservatives have continuously maintained that at 925 clauses long (soon to be 1,300 clauses), with 1,600 amendments in the Lords stages and likely the same number to be tabled in the Commons, this Bill needed full consideration time in Committee"
"We maintained that the nine days offered for Committee by the Government was totally unacceptable"
"However, when it came to the vote, the Government whips were unable to get a majority. This means that the Bill is now delayed till next Tuesday, when a further timetabling vote will take place, leaving just eight days to review what is the largest Bill in British history"
"The Government mismanagement of this process makes a mockery of the Parliamentary process. I will continue to demand from the Minister, Margaret Hodge MP, for further time to debate this Bill." "