Conservative Members disapprove of guillotines and programme motions on principle. Before my hon. There were as many, if not more, submissions from representative bodies to consider as those which he has enumerated. All that was done in the old-fashioned way, but everything was considered thoroughly. My right hon.
Friend is right.
He may remember that, when we were in government, we passed the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 during the last Parliament. It was the longest criminal justice measure then on the statute book, and we debated it for 240 hours in Committee under the old system whereby everything was scrutinised. Many Members of the then Opposition, who are now Government Members, wanted to have their say in full. In conclusion, I feel strongly that the programme motion is entirely inappropriate. Member for Walsall, South, said that the Bill is not in an adequate form.