Employment Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for that, but I am not sure. What is this—guilty until proved innocent or innocent until proved guilty? I cannot see all this about having to go along to someone’s premises, and whether it is inconvenient and you have too many bits of paper to work on. Also, hard cases make bad law. The odd one or two are badly behaved but, having worked in and run small businesses and known how much intrusion there can be when people turn up and start accusing you of things, I know that it can be very upsetting. And this is just for the convenience of someone being able to take a photocopy? I ask the Minister to bring me evidence that the lack of the powers has prevented compliance officers issuing an enforcement notice. I do not think that that is too much to ask; I am sure it is not beyond the ability of this wonderful Executive to provide. For the moment, of course, I will withdraw the amendment, as I have to in the Moses Room. Oh! I am not withdrawing anything, so I shall just sit down, but I ask the Minister to speak with his officials and see whether that question can be answered. Clause 10 agreed to.