Legislative Reform

I am delighted to be able to take part in this debate, because we have uncovered a devilishly cunning plan on the part of the Government. The order has nothing to do with the £600 that will be saved in advertising insolvencies. In the Minister, we have new Labour's very own Moriarty, because behind that smooth exterior lies a sharp brain. We are approaching a general election, and Government Members do not want my constituents or their constituents opening the local paper day after day, week after week, seeing companies going to the wall. We know that some companies will go to the wall due to the bad management of their proprietors, but many companies are going to the wall due to the bad management of this Government. The order is a devilishly cunning plan and it nearly passed this place unnoticed, but thanks to the probing by my hon. Friend the Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) and some Labour Members, we have uncovered it. The Minister has a chance in a few moments to set our minds at rest. Is he really Moriarty or is he a force for good? I do not want to try your patience, Mr. Deputy Speaker, but let us not be too po-faced about the £600 that will be returned to creditors. If there are 10 creditors, that will be £60 per creditor, and if there are 100 creditors, £6. The £600 is a red herring.