I thank the Minister for that answer. Of course no Bill is perfect. I accept that entirely. If it can be improved then we want to improve it. My point was more about the procedures in getting here. Most Bills that come here start in the other place. They have had a pretty good going over there and we give them a good going over here. Your Lordships’ debates highlight issues that the departments then reflect on. Here there has not been not much reflection but clearly, between the moment you published the Bill and coming here today, you found that there are some issues. I am glad that you have spotted them, but that says to me that maybe the procedures are not as good as they should be.
Bus Services Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 29 June 2016.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Bus Services Bill [HL].
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