Clause 23 - ''Local authority''
Local Government Bill
Public Bill Committees, 30 January 2003, 3:30 pm
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold, Conservative)
As my hon. Friend suggests, we do not know whether we shall finish at 5 o'clock, but we shall explore those dark alleys in due course. No doubt the Government and the usual channels will keep the matter close to their heart until we get nearer the time. The Government Whip is nodding. I am happy to keep members of the Committee here until midnight on a Thursday night. No doubt his Back-Bench colleagues would be as annoyed with him as the Ministers would be, but I would be happy to be here at midnight debating these matters.