Deregulation Bill Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Deregulation Bill

John Bercow Excerpts
Monday 3rd February 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Second Reading
John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I inform the House that the amendment in the name of the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) and other colleagues has been selected.

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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Certainly the hon. Member for Bassetlaw (John Mann) does wave eccentrically. There is not necessarily anything disorderly about it, but it may offend the sensibilities of some right hon. and hon. Members, a point to which I am sure, as always, the hon. Gentleman will be sensitive.

Lord Mann Portrait John Mann
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I certainly would not wish to offend the Minister; I merely want an answer. He said “many”; he said “many, many”; and I think he said “excessive”. How many regulations—he has been through them all—has he not been able to deal with in the Bill because of European legislation? Is it 10, 20, 50, 100 or 1,000?