Points of Order

In the House of Commons debate, the first point of order was raised by Mr Gagan Mohindra, a Conservative MP for South West Hertfordshire. He expressed concern that two government ministers, the right hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough and the hon. Member for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, had visited his constituency without informing him. Mr Mohindra stated that the ministers had acknowledged this as an administrative oversight and assured him that it would not happen again. The Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, responded to Mr Mohindra's point of order, confirming that the Defence Secretary and he had spoken to the MP and apologised for the administrative error. Pollard assured the House that such oversights would not occur in the future. The debate then shifted to a point of order raised by Dr Kieran Mullan, a Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle. He noted that during the earlier statement on prison capacity, the issue of the Friday release of prisoners was discussed, but the important work done by the former Member for Barrow and Furness on the Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill was not mentioned. Dr Mullan sought advice from the Deputy Speaker on how to ensure that the record accurately reflects the significance of this private member's bill. The Deputy Speaker, Dame Siobhain McDonagh, acknowledged Dr Mullan's point of order and stated that while it was not a matter for the Chair, the record would reflect his concerns. Finally, Carla Denyer, a Green Party MP for Bristol Central, raised a point of order regarding the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. She claimed that the Secretary of State had misrepresented the position of her colleague, the Member for Waveney Valley, who had called for all options on necessary energy infrastructure to be properly explored, but had not objected to it. Denyer requested that the Secretary of State correct this misrepresentation. The Deputy Speaker, again, acknowledged Denyer's point of order and stated that while it was not a matter for the Chair, the record would reflect her concerns.