I have had my own experiences with the Attorney General when I was a Minister in Northern Ireland; I am sure other colleagues have as well. The difference between what is happening here today and what happened in Northern Ireland was that we have done a deal with the insurance companies before proposing the Bill rather than, as in the negotiations on pleural plaques, there not being a deal, so the legislation had to be forced through. That is the real difference; we have an agreement that will not affect businesses or premiums and will allow us to get the money through.
Mesothelioma Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Mike Penning
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 January 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Mesothelioma Bill [Lords].
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
573 c229 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2014-01-09 12:21:02 +0000
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-01-07/14010751000733
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-01-07/14010751000733
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-01-07/14010751000733