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Angela Smith Excerpts
Thursday 12th September 2013

(10 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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We are grateful. I call Angela Smith.

Angela Smith Portrait Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab)
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There are rumours in this place that the Government intend to table a number of amendments to the lobbying Bill and to make a number of concessions. Given what the Deputy Leader of the House has just said, will he commit to ensuring that those amendments are tabled in this House and not in the House of Lords? Even better, why do they not just withdraw the Bill?