Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:02 pm on 15 September 2004.
Is it not an extraordinary paradox that this Government, who have extended the provision for carry-over, do not apply that rather than the Parliament Act? It would be a much less offensive procedure to carry over this Bill, with a proper Committee stage, into the next Session, which is still within the lifetime of this Parliament, rather than to use the draconian Parliament Act.