The point is that it is a signal, it won't achieve anything directly (or at least is very unlikely to) but it does raise the profile of the issue and show that change does have support.
The normal purpose of 10min rule bills is to allow the proponent to make a speech in favour of things. They aren’t normally pushed to a vote, so it was a surprise.
The government generally has control of what is presented except for specific gaps, so they won’t give more time for it.
It was pushed to a vote a) because a 12-year-old Tory spoke against it, and b) because enough people shouted No, so the deputy speaker had to call an unexpected vote.
The bill (which probably doesn't actually exist) has now been given a first reading. That's where it will stop.
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Lindsey Hoyle puts his tea cup down... picks it up again, sips.
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The government generally has control of what is presented except for specific gaps, so they won’t give more time for it.
The bill (which probably doesn't actually exist) has now been given a first reading. That's where it will stop.