Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill — Curtail Debate and Move to Vote — 16 Dec 2016 at 13:11

The majority of MPs voted in favour of curtailing debate on ratifying a European convention aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence and moving to a vote.

MPs were considering the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill^[1].

The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

• That the Question be now put.

Those supporting the motion may have been keen to see time made available for further Bills to be debated. The summary agenda^[2] stated:

• If proceedings on the first Bill end before 2.30pm, the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining.

This vote took place at 1.29pm^[3].

• [1] Parliament's webpage on the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill
• [2] House of Commons Summary Agenda, 16 December 2016
• [3] Record of this vote, House of Commons Hansard, 16 December 2016

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