Proceeding contribution from Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 20 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Daylight Saving Bill.
Daylight Saving Bill
On that occasion I meant the majority party in the Scottish Parliament, but I see the hon. Gentleman's point, so perhaps we should have two representatives from Scotland, which means we must also have two from Somerset, because Somerset would feel let down if the numbers were not maintained with the rest of the Union. [Interruption.] I did not quite catch the comment the hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami) made from a sedentary position but will happily give way if he wishes to intervene. I want to move on to my amendment 3, which proposes a cost-cutting measure, and I know that some hon. Members think that taxpayers' money should be spent willy-nilly and that part of our job here is to take money out of people's pockets and waste it, but I thought that we would get rid of the whole of clause 2, which sets out the independent oversight group. The relevant Secretary of State and President of the Board of Trade, the right hon. Member for Twickenham (Vince Cable), is known to one of the wisest men in Parliament. Lenin's brain after his untimely death was kept for scientific research to see how such a great brain could operate and why it was different from other brains, and I am sure that this will happen in the sad event of the death of the President of the Board of Trade—may that day long be put off.
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- 2010-12
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- Devolution Northern Ireland Pupils Scotland Safety Wales Roads Sports Research Tourism Summertime
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- Daylight Saving Bill 2010-12
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