Mr Paul Kohler

I remain to be convinced that the Bill, even after 156 amendments, can deliver on its essential function, and I am concerned that we cannot properly scrutinise the proposed wording to see if it will.

I point out, with respect, Madam Deputy Speaker, that the Secretary of State told the House much about his amendments in his speech.

The point is that we have only a week to consider 156 amendments, and then we have only two days to discuss them. We need line-by-line scrutiny. The legislation does not exist in a vacuum. The House i

I thank the Secretary of State for his intervention, but I was coming on to that. I am told, as he has just told me again, that the reason we have a Committee of the whole House is that we need to inc

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