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Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

I have some sympathy with the hon. Gentleman’s view that the House should be able to challenge the view of a Select Committee, and most certainly that of an Executive with overweening power, but I am very concerned indeed about the second part of his proposal because there is a quaint and long-standing belief that Members of Parliament are individuals who speak for themselves and their constituents, based on an assessment of the problem. If he and the Liberal Democrats go down the road of suggesting that any measure in the House must have the support of more than one party, it is a very slippery path indeed.