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Proceeding contribution from Neil Gerrard (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 6 April 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Digital Economy Bill [Lords].


Digital Economy Bill [Lords]

If that is the case—I have not seen the motion—it illustrates exactly the point that I am making and that other hon. Members have made, which is that that is a totally inadequate amount of time in which to debate this. We will end up with something going through on the basis of a deal done by the two Front-Bench teams. It will be a deal whereby nobody else will have had any input, we will not be able to debate it properly and we will not be able to get to the detail. Irrespective of however much I agree with the principles behind the Bill, that is way to go about our business and it will not inspire the confidence of people outside this place that we have produced legislation that should be respected.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
508 c903 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information BBC Capital investment Copyright Broadcasting programmes Counterfeit manufacturing Digital broadcasting Channel Four Television Broadband ICT Film Infrastructure Intellectual property Internet Protection Radio Video games Internet service providers
Legislation
Digital Economy Bill (HL) 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk