Speech in Written Corrections - Wed 26 Nov 2025 Cabinet Office
"As the hon. Member knows, we have changed that policy. When the changed policy comes into force at the end of October, it will apply to all future such situations.
[Official Report, 24 November 2025; Vol. 776, c. 34.]
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