Clause 8 - Scotland
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
12:45 pm
Jim Murphy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Cabinet Office; East Renfrewshire, Labour)
I take the opportunity to respond briefly to the debate on the clause so far. The hon. Member for Cambridge referred to the power of the Front Bench. I erred by not welcoming on behalf of the Committee the hon. Member for Forest of Dean to his position on the Front Bench—I am not damning him by mentioning that, but congratulating him. He is a defence spokesman for the Conservative party, and we welcome him to his place and welcome the reasonable tone that he strikes from the Front Bench.