Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]

Part of the debate – in a Public Bill Committee at 8:55 am on 25 February 2003.

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Photo of Lembit Öpik Lembit Öpik Liberal Democrat, Montgomeryshire 8:55, 25 February 2003

Does the hon. Gentleman accept that those of us who have tried hard to keep up with the intensive, persistent efforts of the Government to force through huge amounts of legislation regarding Northern Ireland in a short time have had to put up with debates on statutory instruments where we have had to say yes or no to entire Bills after a half-hour debate? Perhaps we should discuss reprogramming those debates to enable us, first, to attend all the meetings, instead of them being held all at the same time, and, secondly, to make amendments, rather than simply giving a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.