I have not seen this before, but we now have two types of consultation. The first is, “We’re consulting you because we hope you agree with us,” and the other is, “ We’re consulting you but we couldn’t care what you say to us.” Amendment 34 is simply trying to protect the Government, so that they can demonstrate that they are adhering to their promised level of consultation.
Public Service Pensions Bill
Proceeding contribution from
John McDonnell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 December 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Public Service Pensions Bill.
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