Clause 1 - Purpose
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
5:33 pm
Jim Murphy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Cabinet Office; East Renfrewshire, Labour)
I am delighted to hear from the hon. Lady—she is a talking Whip, although I do not know whether that habit is encouraged on the Government Benches. I do not want to give too much away by saying that the last time we spoke in any detail was while walking down Fifth Avenue in New York in the snow, because that is for another conversation. However, I did not know at that time that she was a member of the Monday Club—I discovered that as part of my research for this Committee. Nevertheless, her point is fair. It might be helpful to offer additional guidance and clarification in time for Report on some of the technical definitions that have been sought today.