Part of UK Borders Bill – in a Public Bill Committee am 7:00 pm ar 13 Mawrth 2007.
Paul Rowen
Shadow Minister, Transport
7:00,
13 Mawrth 2007
I am grateful for the Under-Secretary’s response. However, our debate has demonstrated that we have not had sufficient chance to discuss how some of the measures will apply. Clearly, many more issues will arise when the Bill is put into operation. By tabling the amendments, I sought to give the Government a little longer to consider some of the issues. I am happy to withdraw them, because I think that case law will instead be made through the AIT. The Government might think that they have produced a cast-iron case that does not allow any exceptions, but I suspect that the reality will prove to be otherwise. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the Amendment.
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