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  Transport for London Bill - New Clause 1 - Disposal of TfL Assets
  
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  @ MP voted aye to stop John McDonnell MP's speech on the disposal of TfL assets. 
  @ MP voted no against stopping John McDonnell MP's speech on the disposal of TfL assets. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to stop John McDonnell MP's speech on amendments to the Transport for London Bill intended to prevent TfL disposing of land which might be essential for future transport improvements. 
  
  This vote took place at 18:15, Mr McDonnell had moved the original motion and begun his speech at 17:11 so his speech had lasted just over an hour (including interventions). 
  
  MPs were considering the Transport for London Bill[1]
  
  The motion which was the subject of this vote was:
  
  :That the Question be now proposed.
  
  The official record states that this question was put due to Bob Blackman MP who "claimed to move the closure"[2] ([http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmstords/900/body.htm#29 House of Commons Standing Order No. 29]); under [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmstords/900/body.htm#37 standing order 37] such a motion cannot be passed unless no fewer than 100 MPs vote for it. This threshold was met in this vote.
  
  The deputy speaker in the chair attempted to explain what had happened following the vote[3] saying:
  
  :The procedural motion that we just agreed to was that the motion be proposed, because the mover was on his feet. That means that the motion on new clause 1 has been proposed and the debate continues. It was not a closure motion, but what is called the Golding closure. The Minister needs to decide whether he would like to speak on new clause 1, because we are now debating new clause 1 and the other amendments on the selection list. 
  
  
  The motion under debate at the time the motion which was the subject of this vote was moved was:
  
  :That the clause be read a Second time.
  
  The clause in question[4] was:
  
  :(1) Within 3 months of this Act receiving Royal Assent, TfL shall publish a list of non-operational assets held by itself or a subsidiary that it regards as eligible for development, banded by value.
  
  :(2) Thereafter, TfL shall publish each year a list of non-operational assets that are under consideration for development where steps towards such development are planned to commence within the next 12 months.
  
  Further amendments to the Transport for London Bill were also under discussion.
  
  This procedural motion was [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2012-01-20&number=430&mpn=Christopher_Chope&mpc=Christchurch&house=commons used in January 2012 to stop MP Christopher Chope's speech on amendments to the Daylight Saving Bill which had been going on for about an hour.]
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2014-15/transportforlondonhl.html Parliament's webpage on the Transport for London Bill 2010-12 to 2014-15 ]
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-03-16b.567.2#g585.1 Official Record, House of Commons, 16 March 2015]
  * [3] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-03-16b.567.2#g587.2 Deputy Speaker Dawn Primarolo MP, (Bristol South, Labour)]
  * [4] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2015-03-16b.567.2 Official Record, House of Commons, 16 March 2015]
  
  
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