Oral answer to question provided on Tuesday, 22 November 2005 in the House of Lords, by Lord Evans of Temple Guiting (Labour).

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Answer

My Lords, I am not sure I can agree that it should have been foreseen from the outset. However, the noble Baroness has raised a number of issues which will have to be looked at as we investigate whether we need to review this. I shall put in the Library the transcript of the ““Moneybox”” programme which, although the Government do not agree with some of the conclusions, discusses all the possible impediments to what is, for us and I think for the Opposition, an important piece of legislation.