Alex White (Labour)

When I refer to sufficient time I do not mean sufficient time only on the floor of the House. I mean sufficient time after the Bill's publication to allow people study it and prepare their views in order that it can be amended in this House over separate Stages. It would be unconscionable for the Government to seek to push legislation such as this through all Stages. If the legislation is not ready by January, it has been made clear that its provisions can be made to apply retrospectively if and when it is introduced. Will the Leader confirm whether it is intended to publish the Bill this week and when it is intended to debate it in this House?