Part of Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:12 pm on 22 January 2014.
Joan Ruddock
Labour, Lewisham, Deptford
7:12,
22 January 2014
I am extremely grateful to the Minister for his remarks so far. I was told, however, that the report and relevant information and advice would not be finalised until the end of this year. That was, of course, a great concern because we are in a period in which the outline planning application could be determined as quickly as next month.
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