Clause 37 — Duty to appoint an assurer etc

Part of Medical Innovation (No. 2) – in the House of Commons at 5:30 pm on 11 September 2013.

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Photo of Ian Murray Ian Murray Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) 5:30, 11 September 2013

My hon. Friend makes an interesting observation. No, the RAC would not be covered by part 3, which deals exclusively with trade union membership. In our lengthy debate on the preceding group of amendments, we found that the Conservative party will not even tell us how many members it has, despite the fact that it could well be argued that it has a major vested interest in public opinion and how the laws of this country are determined. Should not the Conservative party therefore be obliged to tell us how many members it has and whether or not its membership lists are accurate? That seems to be falling on deaf ears with the Government. I pressed Members from across the Committee to provide a figure on Conservative party membership, but it has still to come forward.