The noble Lord claims that he heard nothing, but what does he say to the point about the Sewel convention? It is a serious constitutional point about how this proposal would affect the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Modern Slavery Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bates
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 February 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Modern Slavery Bill.
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759 c1475 
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2014-15
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