Amendments
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
3:45 pm
Mr Phil Hope (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Corby, Labour/Co-operative)
I will not deal with clauses 51 and 52 in detail because I understand that the hon. Gentleman is happy with the idea that they are included in the legislation. He is concerned about their effect. The style in which a Bill is written is a matter for parliamentary counsel. It appears that the hon. Gentleman is troubled by the revolutionary nature of the style that he keeps on identifying. We are content that clauses 51 and 52 have the required legal effects, although he has quarrels with the wording and whether the clauses do what he wants them to do.