Clause 18 - Meaning of ''emergency''
Civil Contingencies Bill
9:30 am

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Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley, Conservative)

We have had a dodgy lock and a dodgy everything else, but I am wondering about a dodgy interpretation of either ''serious'' or ''severe''. We are talking about a matter of degrees, and some people could interpret serious to be severe and vice versa. Will the hon. Gentleman describe the distinction between the two?

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