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Part of Prayers – in the House of Commons at 9:35 am on 17 May 1991.

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Photo of Mr Bernard Weatherill Mr Bernard Weatherill , Croydon North East 9:35, 17 May 1991

I explained last night—the hon. Member has been here long enough to appreciate this—that "tomorrow" was a kind of code for any day. In any event, the Bill appears as item 43 on page 3213 of the Order Paper today, where it says "to be considered."

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