Offender Management Bill
2:00 pm
Gerry Sutcliffe (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office; Bradford South, Labour)
On a point of order, Mr. Atkinson. It is a delight to see you in the Chair on this stormy day. At the beginning of the Tuesday sitting, I handed back the disc containing evidence from the informal evidence session carried out by the Opposition, which was given to me by the hon. Member for Hornchurch. I gave a hard copy of the transcript to the hon. Gentleman, so that the names of witnesses could be added and the Opposition could submit it to you, Mr. Atkinson, as evidence to the Committee under the new rules. I find it ironic, although the hon. and learned Member for Harborough might not, that staff from the shadow Home Secretary’s office rang the Home Office to say that they had lost the discs that I had given them. I am happy to supply another one, but it may not be necessary, as I know that the hon. and learned Gentleman has been working on the hard copy.