Digital Economy Bill [ Lords]

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 8:25 pm on 6 April 2010.

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Photo of Neil Gerrard Neil Gerrard Labour, Walthamstow 8:25, 6 April 2010

If that is the case-I have not seen the motion-it illustrates exactly the point that I am making and that other hon. Members have made, which is that that is a totally inadequate amount of time in which to debate this. We will end up with something going through on the basis of a deal done by the two Front-Bench teams. It will be a deal whereby nobody else will have had any input, we will not be able to debate it properly and we will not be able to get to the detail. Irrespective of however much I agree with the principles behind the Bill, that is way to go about our business and it will not inspire the confidence of people outside this place that we have produced legislation that should be respected.