New Clause 1 — Consents required for civil service compensation scheme modifications

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 1:45 pm on 13 October 2010.

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Photo of John Martin McDonnell John Martin McDonnell Labour, Hayes and Harlington 1:45, 13 October 2010

That very civil servant's advice landed the last Government in court, where they lost. I met him in the week before the general election and said to him: "You will lose in court because this is inaccurate advice on legal grounds, but in addition, it will not contribute to the conclusion of a negotiated settlement, and we'll be back again within weeks"-and we were.