Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

It is unchallengeable in the hon. Gentleman’s subjective judgment. The interesting point about new clause 17 is that it is supported by his Front-Bench colleagues, with all the inferences that will be drawn from that. The Conservative party has been re-packaged in recent months, but the point, which might be noticed beyond this debate, is that they are backing this new clause in the knowledge of what the consequences might be.