No, the hon. Gentleman is wrong. Either the principle is important or it is not. Tory Members who support the amendment have clearly forgotten that they used precisely the same procedure in February 1985.
Finance Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 May 2007.
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and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Finance Bill.
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