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Part of National Heritage Bill [Lords] – in the House of Commons at 10:18 pm on 5 May 1983.

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Photo of Mr Neville Sandelson Mr Neville Sandelson , Hillingdon Hayes and Harlington 10:18, 5 May 1983

Everything that can possibly be said has been said, and I merely echo with great sincerity the sentiments that have been expressed.

I agreed with the hon. Member for Staffordshire, South-West (Mr. Cormack) when he said that the Minister has been rather modest about the importance of the Bill. It is an extremely important measure and the right hon. Gentleman need not be modest about it or his achievement in presenting it to the House and bringing it to fruition. Improvements were made in Committee, and we are grateful for them. I should have liked other measures to have been accepted, but, in the fullness of time, we might persuade the Government to accept our proposals or, perhaps, they might be able to persuade us not to introduce them. I wish the measure well. It is a considerable achievement and we shall watch the commission's work in future and hope that it will have every possible success.