Parliamentary search - Public Bodies Bill [HL]

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

726 c739-93, c804-38

Session

2010-12

Department

Cabinet Office

Legislative stage

Report stage

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Public Bodies Bill (HL). As amended in Committee.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord McKenzie of Luton | 726 c777-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise in support of each of these amendments, so effectively moved by the noble Lord, Lor...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c779 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Low of Dalston, for introducing this amendment and for the di...

Show all contributions (109)

Viscount Slim | 726 c777 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I speak because of my work with veterans. I remind the Minister, if he needs reminding, th...

Lord Borrie | 726 c782-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in the course of many debates on the Bill, the question has repeatedly been raised, ““If s...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 726 c781-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the effect of these two amendments would be to move Consumer Focus—the National Consumer C...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 726 c781 (Link to this contribution) 13: Schedule 1, page 16, line 6, leave out ““National Consumer Council (““Consumer Focus””).””

Lord Low of Dalston | 726 c780-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken, in all cases with a great deal more eloquence tha...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c779-80 (Link to this contribution) Well, I think that Members of the House would acknowledge that and would acknowledge from their dire...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c779 (Link to this contribution) I had not really thought about mentioning Ipswich until I got up, but it is not just disabled people...

Lord Henley | 726 c771-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness refers to Ministers coming and going. One of my noble friends quoted fr...

Bishop of Exeter | 726 c773 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for giving way. I do not think that he has answered the really important point ...

Baroness Wilkins | 726 c775-6 (Link to this contribution) I have my name to these amendments and I regret that, due to illness, I was unable to speak in Commi...

Baroness Hayman | 726 c774 (Link to this contribution) I have to inform the House that if this amendment is agreed to, I cannot call Amendment 21 by reason...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c776-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my name is not on this amendment. I might have kept my head down had the noble Lord, Lord ...

Baroness Grey-Thompson | 726 c776 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also have my name to this amendment, and I endorse the words of the noble Lord, Lord Low...

Lord Henley | 726 c773 (Link to this contribution) I do not accept that point. There are outside bodies that can offer advice to the Government and we ...

Lord Low of Dalston | 726 c774 (Link to this contribution) 10: Schedule 1, page 15, line 25, leave out ““Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee.””

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 726 c804-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 16A tabled in my name and in the names of several of my noble f...

Baroness Quin | 726 c813-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the amendment that my noble friend Lord Beecham has tabled and to which I have p...

Lord Grantchester | 726 c814-5 (Link to this contribution) I shall speak to Amendment 17A in the absence of my noble friend Lord Liddle. In doing so I declare ...

Lord Campbell-Savours | 726 c806-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in Committee I dealt with the historical debate in the Labour movement and the very signif...

Lord Beecham | 726 c811-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I very much endorse what my noble friend Lord Campbell-Savours said. I remind him that Mar...

Lord Hoyle | 726 c818-9 (Link to this contribution) That might be the view of the noble Lord, but I am afraid that he is not living in the real world. H...

Lord Cavendish of Furness | 726 c818 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I crave the indulgence of the House in intervening in a debate in which I have not previou...

Lord Empey | 726 c816-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had the opportunity to make some remarks on this issue at Second Reading. I do not belie...

Lord Clark of Windermere | 726 c819-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the case made by my noble friends through their various amendments. In doing so,...

Lord Whitty | 726 c784-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as my noble friend Lord Borrie has hinted, I declare a recent interest as a former chair o...

Lord Beecham | 726 c785-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like many Members of your Lordships’ House, I am an unqualified admirer of the work of cit...

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 726 c786-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we support the amendment of my noble friend Lady Hayter. I thank all the other noble Lords...

Baroness Wilcox | 726 c788-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the debate today has reiterated the concerns about the proposals for reform expressed by t...

Baroness Wilcox | 726 c789-90 (Link to this contribution) Indeed, and that is why the consultation has been in-depth, why it is continuing now and why the chi...

Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes | 726 c789 (Link to this contribution) To be given all these powers and functions, and to carry them out well, they will need not just extr...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c793 (Link to this contribution) 14: Schedule 1, page 16, line 7, at end insert— ““Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal.”” 15: Schedu...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 726 c790-1 (Link to this contribution) I first thank my noble friends Lord Borrie, Lord Whitty, Lord Beecham and Lord Stevenson, and the no...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c804 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am still surprised as to why the Government are seeking to move forward with local enter...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c804 (Link to this contribution) 16: Schedule 1, page 16, line 12, leave out ““Regional development agency for the East Midlands.””

Baroness Quin | 726 c760 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome that we have been able to have this debate. I had originally expected to sum up ...

Lord Knight of Weymouth | 726 c764-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the right reverend Prelates the Bishop of Norwich and the Bishop of Exete...

Bishop of Exeter | 726 c765-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very pleased to support the amendment. Like the noble Lord, Lord Knight, I do so with...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c763 (Link to this contribution) 8: Schedule 1, page 15, line 12, at end insert ““for areas in England”” Amendment 8 agreed.

Lord Knight of Weymouth | 726 c764 (Link to this contribution) 9: Schedule 1, page 15, line 18, leave out ““Commission for Rural Communities.””

Lord Myners | 726 c769-70 (Link to this contribution) I have no interests to declare. I have never chaired a rural agency. I now understand why: the noble...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c770 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have been trying hard to be good, but I am afraid I have now been tempted by some compel...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 726 c766-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should have declared before speaking to the last amendment that I have an interest as a ...

Lord Marlesford | 726 c768-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have a great deal of sympathy with all three speeches that have just been made. I declar...

Baroness Quin | 726 c770-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment of my noble friend and the right reverend Prelates...

Baroness Neville-Jones | 726 c834 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am slightly puzzled that the noble Baroness says that the opposition Benches do not agre...

Lord Whitty | 726 c834-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my name is also on this amendment. Indeed, it was my amendment in Committee to which the n...

Baroness Rawlings | 726 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on Report there is time for a noble Lord to ask just one question after the Minister has s...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c831-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Lord, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, has come in behind an amendme...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c831 (Link to this contribution) 19: Schedule 1, page 16, line 20, leave out ““Security Industry Authority.””

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 726 c833-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise that I did not stand up before. As the name of the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, is...

Baroness Neville-Jones | 726 c832-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the amendment removes the Security Industry Authority from the list of public bodies that ...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c829 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very disappointed by the Minister’s response. I thank all noble Lords who have spoken...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 726 c829 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his reply and for his offer to keep us informed of the c...

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | 726 c829 (Link to this contribution) 16A: Schedule 1, page 16, leave out lines 12 to 19

Lord Beecham | 726 c828 (Link to this contribution) Will the Government consult on the basis of all or nothing or will they approach each case in each r...

Lord Campbell-Savours | 726 c828 (Link to this contribution) The letter to my noble friend refers to a nominated single national contractor. Could the Minister g...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c828 (Link to this contribution) When we are in a position to make an announcement about that, we shall. I am not in a position to do...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c826-8 (Link to this contribution) I think the noble Lord is under a misapprehension. The difficulty with RDAs was that they had clearl...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 726 c826 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister refers to the problem of borders but how are the Government dealing with the ...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c824-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there might be a change of tone with my contribution to this debate. This is a serious mat...

Lord Prescott | 726 c822-4 (Link to this contribution) Garden centres, garden festivals, you can pick the word you want. I think that the one in Liverpool ...

Lord Beecham | 726 c822 (Link to this contribution) Garden festivals.

Lord Prescott | 726 c821-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome this opportunity to talk about the RDAs; I played some part in their creation a ...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c835 (Link to this contribution) 20: Schedule 1, page 16, line 21, leave out ““Valuation Tribunal Service.””

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to my amendment. As I have said on several occasions...

Lord Brougham and Vaux | 726 c835 (Link to this contribution) I remind the noble Lord that the Companion says: "““Only the mover of an amendment … speaks after th...

Lord Whitty | 726 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister was not replying to the debate. The amendment was moved by my noble friend Lo...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c838 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his response and I also thank my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings ...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c836-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I happily associate myself with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, because we all s...

Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 726 c835 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 20 would remove the Valuation Tribunal Service from the Schedule. I am not quite...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c739 (Link to this contribution) 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 3, leave out ““Subject to section 16,””

Baroness Byford | 726 c751-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise for the fact that, for health reasons, I could not unfortunately participate i...

Lord Empey | 726 c752-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we are not going to get consistency throughout the United Kingdom on this because in North...

Baroness Quin | 726 c749-51 (Link to this contribution) It was 3p above—so this protection was not necessary. However, as many of my noble friends and other...

Earl of Caithness | 726 c755 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Clark, induces me to get to my feet, if only to correct him. He made ...

Lord Whitty | 726 c755-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to noble Lords that, because the House has made such good progress today, I wa...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c753 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I may chip in as a mere layman, and a former MP for a constituency that looked as ...

Lord Clark of Windermere | 726 c753-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I intervene briefly in opposition to the three previous speakers and in support of my nobl...

Lord Henley | 726 c757-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, allow me to intervene at this stage. I add to the remarks of the noble Baroness, Lady Quin...

Baroness Butler-Sloss | 726 c756 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I had not intended to speak in this part of the debate, and I apologise to the House that ...

Lord Cameron of Dillington | 726 c757 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to oppose the amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Quin, says that her amendment has...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 726 c744 (Link to this contribution) I thank my noble friend Lord Hunt and also the noble Lord, Lord Newton, for their support. I accept ...

Baroness Quin | 726 c744 (Link to this contribution) 5: Schedule 1, page 15, leave out lines 5 to 9

Lord Henley | 726 c747-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 8, 11, 14 and 15. Amendments 6, 8, 11 and 15 will remove ...

Baroness Quin | 726 c748 (Link to this contribution) 7: Schedule 1, page 15, line 11, leave out ““Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales.””

Baroness Quin | 726 c748-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 7 stands in my name and in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, and my nob...

Lord Henley | 726 c749 (Link to this contribution) It was 3p.

Baroness Quin | 726 c744-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 5 relates to the advisory committees on pesticides and hazardous substances. The...

Lord Henley | 726 c745-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I hope that I can give a reasonable assurance to the noble Baroness when I set out our pol...

Baroness Quin | 726 c747 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for replying to this amendment and giving us more informatio...

Lord Henley | 726 c747 (Link to this contribution) 6: Schedule 1, page 15, line 10, at end insert ““for areas in England””

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c740 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this group of amendments represents a set of minor and technical changes to the Bill. The ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 726 c742-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am very glad to support my noble friend in her endeavours in this regard. As the noble L...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c743 (Link to this contribution) I support that. The noble Baroness and I have not conspired on, but discussed, various matters of in...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 726 c741 (Link to this contribution) 4: Clause 1, page 1, line 13, at end insert— ““( ) In considering whether to exercise the powers und...

Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town | 726 c742 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to degroup Amendment 62 from this group. That will enable us to debate that amendme...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c740-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is fortunate that I have an opportunity to respond to my noble friend so quickly. He ha...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c740 (Link to this contribution) 3: Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert ““or to another public body whether or not listed in this...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c740 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having described myself towards the end of the previous set of proceedings on this as defe...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c743-4 (Link to this contribution) I would never wish to do other than respond constructively to an amendment from the noble Baroness. ...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c781 (Link to this contribution) 11: Schedule 1, page 15, line 27, at end insert ““other than the one established pursuant to subsect...

Lord Knight of Weymouth | 726 c773-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we have had a useful debate that, with the exception of the last speaker—the Minister—achi...

Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 726 c829 (Link to this contribution) This is a listening Government and they are prepared to listen. They will listen to advice from ever...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 726 c835-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for moving the amendment and for allowing us to debate fo...

Lord Low of Dalston | 726 c774 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 21. In Committee I pointed out the valuable function that ...

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 726 c815-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 18. Like my noble friend Lord Kennedy, I find it quite extraord...

Lord Newton of Braintree | 726 c741 (Link to this contribution) Unless the opposition Front Bench wishes to come in, I will give an immediate demonstration of my do...

Subjects

Complaints

Access

Disability

Consumers

Agriculture

Assets

Closures

Finance

Environment protection

Hazardous substances

Ministerial powers