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Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

The Secretary of State would intervene only if an agreement had not been reached with the various parties on the direction of travel. As we all know, that is a big “if”. He then has to do an impact assessment and would have to consult for three months. I apologise, it would be for 12 weeks. Whether it is 12 weeks or three months is a very important differentiation because sometimes we work on working weeks and on others we do not. Therefore, let us say 12 weeks.

I do not think that any of this is unreasonable. If we have failed to determine through the channels of discussions why something is being done wrong, or are getting nowhere with it and feel that the public are better protected by the action that we are going to take, we have to have a way to be able to do it. That is all that we are seeking to do.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
741 c516GC 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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