Liberal Democrat social justice spokesman Robert Brown said the old system of debt recovery was outdated and that the Bill offered a replacement.

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Mr Chamberlain said insurance for the shop in Bridge Street did not cover vandalism, so the business had to foot the bill for the replacement glass.

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The Financial Services Bill will mean the replacement of the Financial Services Authority by two new bodies.

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The convener of the Forth Crossing Bill Committee, Jackson Carlaw, said all the committee unanimously backed a replacement bridge and could see no alternative to it.

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Attempts at reform had led to the overthrow of the Harold Wilson Labour government in 1970, and an anti-union bill put through by Heath led to the destruction of his majority in 1974 and its replacement by another weak Wilson government that tipped the balance of power still further in the direction of the unions.

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The draft bill will also outline detail such as amount of time consumers have to return faulty goods for repair, replacement or refund.

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