Will my right hon. Friend tell the House in which dictionary he looked up that definition? I, too, have consulted a dictionary. The ““Concise Oxford English Dictionary”” gives another definition of the word ““expedient”” that is highly relevant to what he is saying. It defines expedient as ““politic rather than just””.
National Insurance Contributions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Greg Knight
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 December 2005.
It occurred during Debate on bills on National Insurance Contributions Bill.
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