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Canterbury City Council Bill

I want to reiterate the point. I, like many new Members, perhaps had an impression of pedlars as people one would not want knocking on one's granny's front door. However, I was impressed by the work of the pedlars' organisation and by my constituent who has shown enormous entrepreneurial zeal in setting up a business, trading legitimately within the law, obeying all the licensing regulations in the cities that he visits and running a thriving enterprise. I want to echo my hon. Friend's point: at a time of high unemployment, I want to encourage such entrepreneurial zeal. The Bills drive out the spirit that we are looking for.