Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

Debate between Jim Sheridan and Graham Allen
Tuesday 10th September 2013

(11 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Graham Allen Portrait Mr Allen
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We have just heard that the Government will bring forward new wording on clause 26. It would be helpful if my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly (Wayne David) encouraged the Minister to get to his feet and tell us whether he will do this time what he failed to do the last time, which is consult those affected before the wording is put before the House. Will my hon. Friend also allow us to correct the misapprehension, I am sure, of the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George), who said that the NCVO is now satisfied with the discussion it had on Saturday. If he reads the briefing that has been sent to Members today, he will realise that that is far from its position. It still has many anxieties regarding clause 26, let alone the even more important clause 27, which we will come to shortly.

Jim Sheridan Portrait The Temporary Chair (Jim Sheridan)
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Order. May I say that interventions are becoming somewhat long? To make sure that every Member is accommodated, I will cut the length of interventions.