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Debate between Edward Argar and Colin Clark
Tuesday 18th December 2018

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Colin Clark Portrait Colin Clark (Gordon) (Con)
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T3. Will the Minister update the House on progress towards the abolition of the same roof rule?

Edward Argar Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Edward Argar)
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. Further to the Secretary of State’s answer a few moments ago and the tabling today of the written ministerial statement on the review of the overall scheme, let me say that earlier this year we committed to remove the pre-1979 same roof rule more swiftly. In that context, I pay tribute to the work of the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) in her campaign on this issue. As the Secretary of State has said, we anticipate, subject to the parliamentary timetable, to be able to lay an order as swiftly as possible.

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