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Deregulation Bill

Proceeding contribution from Iain Wright (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 3 February 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Deregulation Bill.

That is helpful.

I thought the hon. Member for Macclesfield (David Rutley) made a great speech, which was quite literally Churchillian in its approach. Let us not forget that the

second Churchill Government produced the Mines and Quarries Act 1954, because Churchill recognised the importance of improved regulation and health and safety in things such as welfare and employment, especially for women and young people. In terms of domestic legislation, the Churchill Administration of 1951 to ’55 were very progressive.

The hon. Gentleman talked about first-time entrepreneurs and first-time exporters. He talked about realising dreams and achieving objectives. I have to agree with him: that is exactly what we want to see. However, there is nothing in this Bill that allows that to happen. Not one jot of what he mentioned in his rhetoric would be allowed under this Bill.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
575 cc95-6 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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