Modernisation

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 1:26 pm on 6 November 2003.

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Photo of Phil Woolas Phil Woolas Parliamentary Secretary 1:26, 6 November 2003

The picture painted by the right hon. Gentleman suggests to the public and to the House that the Government are not allowing time. Will he consider two comparative statistics? In the 1991–92 Session, the House considered 17 Bills, to which 295 hours were devoted in Standing Committee. Ten years later, in the 2000–01 Session, again the House considered 17 Bills, which took up 301 hours in Standing Committee. Do those statistics not show that what the right hon. Gentleman is arguing is simply not true?