Commonwealth Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 11:45 am on 10 July 2002.
David Willetts
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This may be my last opportunity to catch your eye, Mr. Cummings. As I so discourteously failed to welcome you to Chair at the start of our deliberations, I now thank you very much for chairing the Committee. I also put on record my appreciation of the support and assistance that I have received from Foreign Office officials and Ministers during proceedings on the Bill.
Question put and agreed to.
Schedule 3 agreed to.
Bill to be reported, without Amendment.
Committee rose at four minutes to Twelve o'clock.
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