I will in a second, for the last time.
Let me say gently to the Minister—I think he will face quite a long Committee stage given all the demands made by his hon. Friends, which will need to be debated at great length: I do not know how the Government will meet their timetable—that we have a tradition in this country of not legislating for individual prejudices. That means that he will somehow have to construct a Bill that deals with circumstances rather than the prejudices of individuals and, I suspect, individual parties. I think he will find it quite difficult to achieve that while ensuring that the Bill complies with the European convention on human rights, but I wish him well. He has the sympathy of the whole House, and I am sure that my party will support him on those and, indeed, other aspects of the Bill.
Employment Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 July 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Employment Bill [Lords].
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