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Business of the House

Many of my right hon. and hon. Friends have strong views about the Government’s proposals for police reform and have pressed the Government for a debate. On reflection, does he agree that it was ungenerous of him to describe such representations on behalf of our constituents as ““whingeing””? Will he now answer the question that he has been asked twice by my hon. Friends the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) and for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper)? Why can we not have a debate on a substantive motion, or are the Government no longer interested in the expressed view of Parliament?