Clause 22 - Timing
Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Bill
3:30 pm
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath, Conservative)
Indeed. As I have said, we shall continue to pursue the matter.
I shall not seek to repeat the debate that we have just had on amendment No. 57; you would not allow me to do so, Mr. Illsley, even if I so wished. If the Government introduced a version of amendment No. 57, they would also be modifying subsections (3), (4) and (5) of clause 22, which Opposition amendments Nos. 58, 59 and 60 would delete. This group of amendments stands or falls with the decision on amendment No. 57. I am probing the same issue, however, and that is all I need to say at this stage. I shall listen to the Minister with interest. I am sure that his officials will have told him to point out that there are probably some drafting weaknesses in this group
of amendments, but his comments may inform our future debates.