Clause 8 — Commencement

Part of Orders of the Day – in the House of Commons at 1:30 pm on 5 March 2008.

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Photo of John Redwood John Redwood Conservative, Wokingham 1:30, 5 March 2008

Is the Foreign Secretary seriously suggesting that a bigger transfer of power was involved when referendums were held on proposals for elected mayors and for the north-east regional assembly? Or is he just trying to find a smokescreen after breaking his own promise because he knows that he would lose a referendum?