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The hon. Lady has made the point at the Dispatch Box that conventions from 25 years ago should not stand today.

The hon. Lady has made the point at the Dispatch Box that conventions from 25 years ago should not stand today.

I totally agree with the hon. Member.

I will make a touch more progress before I take another intervention from the hon.

I certainly did not find it in Basildon and Billericay—or in Romford when I visited it with my hon.

I do not want to take up too much of the House’s time, so I am trying to reduce the number of interventions that I take. My hon.

I will give way again.

I think that the hon. Member is missing my point. We have to see this as part of a package. Lord Irvine spoke about it in 1999.

What we are discussing today is a policy of the Government.

I am grateful to be called in this important debate.