Second Stage?

I should like to take it tomorrow.

We shall have to see it first.

I shall give a draft copy this afternoon to the Whips. It is an important measure and it must be law before 1st August.

Why did you not introduce it earlier?

It is a Bill which entails a tremendous amount of amendment of other Acts and we have been working very hard on it.

Is it a long Bill?

Quite long: there are 17 sections.

Everything the Minister says makes it difficult to take it at 10.30 tomorrow morning.

It is largely a matter of amendment.

Let us see it. I know the Minister wants to have it before Wednesday. We are not all that stupid.