[Part II]
Hunting Bill
5:50 pm
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough, Conservative)
The hon. Member for West Ham enlivened our discussion on whether clause 8 should stand part by unpicking the real agenda. I do not blame him for doing so and I am delighted that he did. I suspect that in some senses he and I are rather like the alliance between Enoch Powell and Michael Foot 25 years ago when the House was discussing reform of the House of Lords. That is a little unfair on him, because he does not look at all like Enoch Powell, and I do not suppose that I look like Michael Foot. I daresay that he and I have equally opposed views on reform of the House of Lords and we would have done so then, and that we will on 4 February when the Bill is debated in the House and moved towards a vote.