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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

I happen to be sympathetic to all three things the Secretary of State is trying to do, but surely he must take account of the fact that the procedures of the House, which he is trying to bypass, provide that there should be a general discussion on the principle of doing something, followed by a detailed discussion in Committee of how it can be done and then an opportunity to make further amendments on Report if necessary. Does he not have to mount quite a strong case that that is unnecessary in these circumstances?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c621 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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