I have considerable sympathy with that view. I do not think that the hon. Gentleman is bound by anything, but the Secretary of State was a Privy Counsellor at the time and a party to the agreement. The hon. Gentleman may think that it is rather extraordinary to renege on an undertaking that had been expressed by Lord Irvine in such solemn form.
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill
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Dominic Grieve
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 26 January 2010.
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