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Debate on bill on Friday, 1 April 2011, in the House of Commons, led by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton. The answering member was Justine Greening.


Coinage (Measurement) Bill

Coinage (Measurement) Bill. Report stage (formal). Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and Bill passed.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
526 c648-54 
Session
2010-12
Department
Treasury
Legislative stage
Third reading
Report stage
Procedure
Private members' bills proceedings
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Lord Hanson of Flint | 526 c653-4 (Link to this contribution) Does the Minister recall that the establishment of the Royal Mint in south Wales was the result of a...
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton | 526 c651 (Link to this contribution) I fear that the figure might even be slightly larger than my hon. Friend realises. The estimated ret...
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David Nuttall | 526 c651 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North (Mark Lancaster) on piloting the Bi...
Jacob Rees-Mogg | 526 c651 (Link to this contribution) I wonder whether the 25 kg that my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North (Mark Lancaster) w...
David Nuttall | 526 c651 (Link to this contribution) In that case the amount from the silver coins would be more than doubled, and there are more of them...
Justine Greening | 526 c652-3 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Keynes North (Mark Lancaster) on bringing the Bi...
David Nuttall | 526 c652 (Link to this contribution) Indeed, it would have been easier if they had been, but the pack on my hon. Friend's back was probab...
Justine Greening | 526 c653 (Link to this contribution) It may well end up with that nickname, which would be appropriate for a coin that, as we heard, will...
Peter Bone | 526 c653 (Link to this contribution) Not as an April fool, but in commemoration of the fact that my hon. Friend the Member for Milton Key...
Peter Bone | 526 c649 (Link to this contribution) Obviously the word ““kilogram”” makes me slightly nervous, because it is not really British. However...
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton | 526 c649-50 (Link to this contribution) That is a good point. I have some sympathy with my hon. Friend over the use of the word ““kilogram””...
Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton | 526 c648-9 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Although today is April fools' day, I can ...
Lord Hanson of Flint | 526 c650-1 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North (Mark Lancaster) on piloting the Bill to Thir...
Justine Greening | 526 c654 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. It struck me how important the Mint was to the local e...
Subjects
Coinage Measurement Standards Royal Mint Olympic Games 2012
Legislation
Coinage (Measurement) Bill 2010-12
Link
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