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Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bills and Committee proceeding on Health Bill.
I would go slightly further than my noble friend. I think that not only did no Member of this Committee, apart from the Minister, mention the possibility of age 21, I do not think that that issue was ever raised in the other place when this clause was accepted with cross-party support. I stand to be corrected on that, as I need to read Hansard. It has certainly never been mentioned to me up to this point. I am grateful to the Minister for what he has undertaken to do. He will realise that, as Members of the Committee have said, this issue has a number of serious dimensions to it which bear close scrutiny. We cannot proceed any further with it now, but without question we will have to return to this matter at a later stage. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. On Question, Whether Clause 13 shall stand part of the Bill?

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Reference

682 c28GC 

Session

2005-06

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords Grand Committee

Legislation

Health Bill 2005-06
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