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Business of the House

In my right hon. and learned Friend's role as one of the primary defenders of the democracy of the House, would she personally be content if the highly controversial Digital Economy Bill, much influenced by lobbyists during its passage through another place, were to be rushed through this elected House of Commons on Easter Tuesday—a day, my sources tell me, when hon. Members might well have other things on their minds—and then rushed through all its final stages in a couple of hours the following day, without proper scrutiny?