Although the concept of reasonableness frequently occurs in legislation sponsored by other Government Departments, it may be strange and foreign to the Treasury which, uniquely in government, lives a completely unreasonable existence. Although my hon. Friend has found other examples of such usage, they may not impress the Treasury sufficiently to persuade it to include the word in Bills such as the one that we are considering.
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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