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Proceeding contribution from Charlie Elphicke (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 25 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2).

Public Bodies Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2)

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that helpful intervention. As so often happens, he sparkles in the Chamber and puts across his fabulous point of view in trying to give me problems with my own party. Had there been time, I would have explained to him that, just as Rome was not built in a day, so the port of Dover was not sold—[Hon. Members: ““Sold?””] I mean that it was not saved in a day. Work in progress takes a long time, and it is not always easy to get straight into the harbour to safeguard oneself from the storm. I am confident, however, that the ship is heading in the right direction—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c185 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Charities Agriculture Cooperation Contracts for services Coroners Flood control Environment protection Equality and Human Rights Commission Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Functions Forestry Commission Joint Nature Conservation Committee Environment Agency Pay Public bodies National Assembly for Wales Low Pay Commission Wales Rural areas Reorganisation S4C Youth justice Agricultural Wages Board Human Tissue Authority Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Youth Justice Board Commission for Rural Communities Natural England Marine Management Organisation Chief Coroner Dover Harbour Board
Legislation
Public Bodies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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