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Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Ms Jacqui Smith (Minister of State (Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women), Department of Trade and Industry; Redditch, Labour)
On a point of order, Mr. Conway. Committee proceedings are drawing to a close, but it would be remiss of me not to record my appreciation of how the Committee's work has been carried out. I thank you and your co-Chairman, Mr. Taylor, for chairing the Committee. I also express my appreciation to my hon. Friends.
I thank the hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield for trying so hard to provide us with a range of alternatives. I also thank our Liberal Democrat colleagues for engaging with the Bill in the correct spirit. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East (Mr. Watson) on successfully piloting his first Bill through Committee. Last but not least, I thank my officials for all their hard work in getting us to this point.