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Proceeding contribution from Greg Knight (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 12 May 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill.


Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As you may be aware, the Bill was amended in Committee. One of the major amendments was the removal of the word ““assault””, so the Bill now deals with obstructing or hindering emergency workers. However, the titles of clauses 1 and 2 have not been amended to reflect that change. I appreciate that the titles are not part of the legislation, but I point out that the titles of clauses 1 and 2 still refer to ““assaulting””, whereas I would argue that they should refer to obstructing or hindering, because they are otherwise misleading. I wondered whether the promoter of the Bill, the right hon. Member for Swansea, West (Mr. Williams), the Father of the House, had given you any indication that he intends to change the headings.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
446 c667 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Crimes of violence Health professions Emergency services Protection Staff Sentencing
Legislation
Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Bill 2005-06
Link
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