I am sorry to say this to the Minister, but he has not replied to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Mr Stuart). Of course, the Government can do what they like—they can set a cap—but the Minister must respond to the point that the Government cannot legislate against sin. The fact is that people are desperately hard up. If we legislate or put a cap on one thing, the evil moves to another, almost worse practice. The Minister must make some effort, in the real world, to answer my hon. Friend’s point.
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 11 December 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill.
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