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Health Bill

I will take your advice, Madam Deputy Speaker. Let me repeat a point made in an earlier discussion—that the evidence for action is clear; the issue is about how fast we go and how far. The hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning) suggested that the will of the Commons was not clear. I take issue with that. As to the vote on vending machines on Report, it is clear that the House determines its own rules and the Speaker presides over the House to ensure that those rules are followed. The Speaker ruled on the day; the record of the decision is in Hansard; the amendment was accepted—so that acceptance reflects the will of the House.