Clause 1
Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill
11:00 am
Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham, Conservative)
The point is that Governments should keep their word. It is as simple as that. Integrity is an important thing in government. This Government have not got a reputation for integrity and this is yet another example of why they have not. They entered into a bargain; they told the House of Commons and the House of Lords what that bargain was, and they are departing from it. It is unseemly and dishonest and we should not be a party to that kind of conduct.
The question is whether anybody has made a serious attempt to become involved with the other parties—