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Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day-First Part]: Civil Service (7 May 2008) has video

Tony Wright: ...became a matter for political dispute. It was thought that if the civil service were brought into the political arena and if agreement could not be reached, that would do more harm than good. David Hunt, now Lord Hunt, who was leading for the Conservative Government at the time, said, in evidence to the Treasury and Civil Service Committee on 14 June 1995: "I would not want to start the...

Hunting Bill: Clause 1 — Hunting wild mammals with dogs (16 Nov 2004)

Dr Tony Wright: ...me to sign up to the proposition that we should stop them. When the argument started some years ago I set myself one test: to answer the question of whether there is something uniquely cruel about hunting with dogs that would justify banning it. If there was, I would have no hesitation in doing that and I would not be detained by the arguments that it would cause a loss of livelihood or...

Case for a Civil Service Bill (21 Jan 2004)

Dr Tony Wright: ...be "incredibly difficult to draft". However, in a debate in the House on 23 March 1995, following the publication of the Committee's report, the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, now Lord Hunt, said: "The Government would consider the introduction of a Bill only if we were satisfied that the proposed legislation would sustain the existing constitutional position, retain the...

Bills Presented: Standards in Public Life (2 Nov 1995)

Dr Tony Wright: ...gave his evidence. What an experience that was. The following morning, the Financial Times talked about it being "breathtaking in its complacency" and Peter Riddell said in The Times: David Hunt has seriously misjudged the Nolan inquiry. Over nearly two hours yesterday, his approach was a mixture of the blustering, the defensive and the partisan. He did not even seem to understand why it...