My Lords, it is a fairly weak sanction in Clause 2(3). It states: ""Where the Treasury prepares a draft report under section 3, the Council must consider the draft"—"
but it cannot do anything about it. Coupled with my noble friend’s comments on the balance on the council of eight, three and three, it is not going to have any ability to override in the final instance the Treasury’s views.
Financial Services Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Northbrook
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 March 2010.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Financial Services Bill.
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