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[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Boundaries, Voting and Representation (Scotland) (20 Jul 2006)

David Cairns: The hon. Gentleman gave the very interesting example in his speech of the smoking ban. He seemed to be suggesting that Scottish MPs had voted on a discrete Bill. It was not; the smoking ban was a measure contained in the Health Improvement and Protection Bill, which had lots of clauses that applied in Scotland. His proposal is not English votes for English Bills, because not even his party...

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Boundaries, Voting and Representation (Scotland) (20 Jul 2006)

David Cairns: I will give way in a moment. Not only will we have multiple categories of MP voting on different Bills under the hon. Gentleman's proposal, but if we take the smoking ban as an example there will be multiple categories of MP, some voting on some clauses of the Bill and some voting on other clauses— because the smoking ban in that Bill does not apply in Northern Ireland, they would have...

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Boundaries, Voting and Representation (Scotland) (20 Jul 2006)

David Cairns: ...that particular piece of legislation and clauses and amendments would have had to be certified. The hon. Gentleman may shake his head, but that is the simple fact. He brought up the example of the smoking ban, which is part and parcel of a wider Bill that did not apply only to England.

Orders of the Day — State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]: Clause 17 — Other interpretation provisions (23 May 2002)

Mr David Cairns: ...every single Member has heard expressed on the doorstep time after time. People say, "What about me? I have a small second pension and a few savings, and I'm no better off than the person down the road who smoked and drank all his life and didn't bother." The Government are addressing that real need in the Bill, so I hope, although I am not optimistic, that we will hear no more nonsense...

Orders of the Day — State Pension Credit Bill [Lords] (25 Mar 2002)

Mr David Cairns: ...lives and losing out under the current arrangements, which has been the perception. Those complaints are always accompanied by detailed descriptions of pensioners who live three doors down who have smoked and drank all their lives, but who seem to be better off than our constituents. However, our constituents will welcome the Bill, and so they should. Much of this evening's debate, which I...