My hon. Friend makes an important constitutional point. Better Bills are emerging because it is still possible for private Members to delay Bills and have some influence. That does not happen with Government Bills at all. It happens in the United States Senate, for instance, which I have been reading about—
Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 28 January 2010.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords].
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