Clause 7 - Urgency
Civil Contingencies Bill
4:45 pm
Mr Patrick Mercer (Newark, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister for his very clear exposition and to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam for his views. I think that I accused the Government earlier of a lack of fresh thinking and innovation. Certainly, from what I have just heard–sensible, and may I say seamanlike, precautions are to be taken before such time as contagion, disease or another problem actually spreads to these shores–is
indeed fresh and innovative thinking, and on that basis I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 7 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 8 ordered to stand part of the Bill.