Surely the principle is knowing what the situation is. On 11 October, the Bill was published and anybody could see its content. When the Paymaster General made her statement on 2 December last year, however, the situation was opaque in the extreme.
National Insurance Contributions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Christopher Chope
(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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