Clause 9 - Annual reports
Export Control Bill
11:15 am
Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire, Conservative)
Anyone who has watched American football will know that this is called running interference. My hon. Friend has made an important point about comparisons among our competitors in the European Union. In a world in which there is greater and greater competition in international goods, it is necessary to have the correct comparisons and to check the relative rates of efficiency. Ideas elsewhere about the processing of licences might be adopted here for smoother and more efficient working.