Member

Bluntly, critics of the Bill, and of the rush with which it has been introduced, along with its uncertainty—all criticised by the Constitution Committee—do not accept that sufficient thought has been given to the evidence, to the construction of the Bill or to its implications and effects. The amendments in this group are all directed at mitigating the faults of the Bill, but the best outcome, I suggest, would be for the Government to await the Gauke review, withdraw the Bill now and return with simple, sensible and fully considered legislation in due course. It may not be that simple—but sensible, certainly, and considered.