The noble Lord is quoting Mr Ward wrongly. Mr Ward said: "““It is a very dangerous thing if we are going to use deficit reduction as a justification for almost anything that we might do””.—[Official Report, Commons, 2/11/11; col. 976.]"
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bach
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 21 November 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
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