Growth and Infrastructure Bill

John Bercow Excerpts

Tuesday 16th April 2013 Commons Chamber

Consideration of Lords amendments

[Mr Speaker]

Before we commence our consideration, I should inform the House that the tag referring to the seventh report from the Communities and Local Government Committee was omitted, in error, from the Order Paper. Details are available from the Vote Office.

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It is also foreseeable that businesses making use of the scheme might eventually have to implement redundancies and lay-offs in which people lost their jobs. It is precisely at such times that the potential for legal challenges would arise. I do not have time today to go into all the possibilities, but it does not require much imagination to understand the prospect of all sorts of legal challenges—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman is interested in hearing a few seconds of reply. He is not obliged to be interested, but if he is, he will need to resume his seat.

[Mark Lazarowicz]

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I shall end by saying that I hope the House will not support the Government’s proposals today.