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Julian Lewis

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Tue 18th Oct 2022
House of Commons
Monday 17th October 2022

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Bob Seely Portrait Bob Seely
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Will the Minister give way?

Julian Lewis Portrait Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)
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Will the Minister give way?

Gareth Johnson Portrait Gareth Johnson
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I will, but I want to get through all of this, so very briefly.

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Julian Lewis Portrait Dr Lewis
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I just want to save the Government from a possible pitfall. Does the Minister not realise that the likelihood is that the people present in this Chamber tonight will table amendments to the Bill and then the Government would be in the invidious position of having to vote against them even if they agreed with them? Let us avoid that by getting it into the Bill in the first place.

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I hope, and I hope it is not a naïve hope, that hon. Members on both sides of the House will work with the Ministry of Justice on this, because we do intend to legislate on the issue.

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