I suspect—and, looking behind you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I can see that a piece of paper is about to wing its way to the Minister—that Ministers these days do not know the difference between expediency and reasonableness, and need their officials to tell them what it is.
National Insurance Contributions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Eric Forth
(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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2005-06
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