Clause 10 - Procedure: introductory
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
4:00 pm
Jim Murphy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Cabinet Office; East Renfrewshire, Labour)
Thank you, Sir Nicholas. You will not be aware that this morning I was in the process of belatedly welcoming the hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper) to his place on the Front Bench, because the Committee was in error in not having done so earlier. We are delighted to have him in his place, as we are to have you in yours. We have made good progress in your absence—those two facts are not connected. I assume that when you appeared on “Question Time” you were not asked about our Bill; otherwise, you would not still be our esteemed co-Chairman. I did not have a chance to see your appearance—