Clause 19 - Power to require documents and information
Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill [Lords]
8:55 am
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Shadow Minister, Economic Affairs; Sutton Coldfield, Conservative)
I was about to start by gently chiding the Government Whip—I have developed a bond with him in this Committee—for the fact that we were not quorate, but, magically, and with only 30 seconds to go, enough Government Back Benchers suddenly arrived to make us quorate, so I cannot tease him. However, you will recall from our days in the
Government's Whips Office in the Parliament of 1992 to 1997, Mr. Conway, that the great thing was to get hold of as many pliant Members as possible and ensure that they turned up on time. Given the number of pliant, docile and subservient Government Back Benchers—[Interruption.]