I understand the import and effect of the right hon. Gentleman's criticisms, but what was done by section 76 if not precisely what the Government are doing—namely putting the common law on a statutory footing?
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Geoffrey Cox
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 November 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
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