Daylight Saving Bill Debate

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Daylight Saving Bill

Tessa Munt Excerpts
Friday 20th January 2012

(12 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Reid Portrait Mr Reid
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I am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. I was slightly concerned that he was going to complain that I had not consulted anyone from Somerset, or included that county. [Interruption.] My right hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Mr Foster) reminds me that I did talk to him. I am afraid that I am not au fait with the boundaries of the historic counties in England, but I understood that my right hon. Friend came from Avon, but—

Tessa Munt Portrait Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD)
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It is called Somerset.

Alan Reid Portrait Mr Reid
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I must admit that I am not au fait with the boundaries of all the historic counties of England and I hope that hon. Members, whether they are from Somerset or Avon, if I am allowed to use that word, are not offended. I am grateful that my hon. Friend the Member for North East Somerset (Jacob Rees-Mogg) did not hold it against me that I did not give the county of Somerset a veto.