Part of Enterprise Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 10:15 am on 18 April 2002.
Perhaps I should have said dozy. I withdraw the remark unreservedly, though Committee proceedings are subject to qualified privilege when it comes to the law of defamation. There was a little of the same from the Under-Secretary, and rather more of it from the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland, who complained that it was monstrous that the Opposition were worrying about the effect on business. Yes, we do worry. Business needs its interests looked after—Miss Johnson: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?