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Shipman Inquiry

I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s frustration, perhaps, and the need to make progress. We all feel that. Obviously, I cannot pre-empt future Government decisions on the future legislative programme, but I hope that he accepts that in publishing the draft Bill, we showed good faith in consulting on these important matters. Indeed, we listened to the Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which commented in detail on the draft Bill. In November 2006, the Government responded to the Committee’s report, which was published before that.