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Finance Bill

The hon. Lady will see that the new clause would give the Treasury the opportunity to present details of the way in which the commission would work. I can see that the Paymaster General is warming to that excellent idea. The hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr. Field) was clearly attempting to spin things out to allow time for the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr. Hammond) to return from lunch and introduce the next item on the agenda, but it is not necessarily right for me to participate in that game. We have dealt with the main objections to the new clause and the Liberal Democrats will support it.