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Wednesday, 13 February 2013
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Moved by
Lord Teverson
1: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause—
“Int...
My Lords, the purpose of my amendment, which I tabled early in the process, before any government...
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My Lords, we also welcome the fact that the Government have listened to our debate in Committee a...
My Lords, I welcome the contributions from my noble friend Lord Teverson and the noble Baroness, ...
My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for his explanation of the government amendments a...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
2: Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out “two” and ...
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
3: Clause 2, page 2, line 9, at end insert—
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
5: Clause 35, page 18, line 44, after “in” insert...
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
6: Clause 3, page 2, line 33, leave out “conditio...
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
8: Clause 3, page 2, line 39, at end insert—
<...Moved by
Lord Teverson
10: Clause 4, page 3, line 24, at end insert—
“(7) It is...
My Lord, this is perhaps a weightier issue. When I was looking at the background to this amendmen...
My Lords, during the debate in this House much has already been said about the absurdity of creat...
My Lords, the Government are fully committed to providing the UK Green Investment Bank with the f...
Can I draw the Minister’s attention to the fact that this is not a commitment to borrow? As he is...
I thank the noble Lord for his intervention. However, it would put the opportunity to borrow in t...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for going through that. I understand entirely the issues around pu...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
11: Clause 5, page 3, line 30, at end insert—
...Moved by
Baroness Turner of Camden
13: Clause 7, page 4, line 33, at end insert—
<...My Lords, at Second Reading I expressed concern about the provisions of Clause 7 and subsequent c...
My Lords, I have great respect for my noble friend Lady Turner because she brings not only sincer...
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Young of Norwood Green, for that question, which I will address in d...
I thank the Minister for that response. The issue is very complicated and one will need to look a...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
15: Schedule 2, page 85, line 33, leave out “Sect...
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
18: Clause 11, page 7, leave out lines 35 to 38
My Lords, Clause 11 attracted a great deal of debate in Grand Committee. Much of it was concerned...
My Lords, I listened with interest to the Minister; I was very much opposed to Clause 11 at Secon...
My Lords, I support many of the points made by the noble Baroness, Lady Turner. Indeed, I made so...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for addressing the specific concerns that we raised in Committee. ...
I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Turner, supported by my noble friend Lady Brinton, for setting o...
My Lords, I wonder whether the noble Viscount might write to those who have spoken in this debate...
My Lords, I support what the noble Baroness has just said. It is very important that we should kn...
It may be helpful, in answering the question for my noble friend Lady Brinton, to say that the gu...
I thank the noble Viscount for that response. It was helpful. I look forward to receiving the let...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
19: Clause 11, page 8, line 2, leave out “a speci...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
22: Before Clause 12, insert the following new Cl...
Moved by
Lord Young of Norwood Green
23: Clause 12, leave out Clause 12
My Lords, in Committee a number of noble Lords expressed our concern about confidentiality in set...
My Lords, I support my noble friend’s amendment to Clause 12. It would make it easier for employe...
My Lords, this clause has been the subject of substantial debate in both Houses, and the noble Lo...
My Lords, I have listened carefully to the Minister, but I have found little in his words to alte...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
24: Clause 14, page 10, line 16, at end insert—
My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendments 25 to 28. I turn to these amendments as the provision ...
My Lords, I rise briefly to thank the noble Viscount for the amendments that he has laid before t...
My Lords, if it will not embarrass the Minister too much, this side must also add our thanks for ...
My Lords, I do not think that I am too easily embarrassed but I am pleased indeed that these amen...
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
25: Clause 14, page 10, leave out lines 20 to 34 ...
Moved by
Lord Low of Dalston
29: Before Clause 15, insert the following new Clause—
My Lords, Amendment 29 would add to the protection given to whistleblowers, or those who raise co...
I thank the noble Lord, Lord Low, for suggesting that I intervene at this early stage in the deba...
My Lords, briefly, I have tabled Amendment 30 in this group because the TUC wrote to me and point...
My Lords, I warmly welcome the Government’s approach on the prevention of detriment from co-worke...
My Lords, I, too, welcome government Amendment 34, which implements protections that we called fo...
My Lords, as I said earlier, we agree with the aims of this amendment and think that the noble Lo...
Will the Minister respond to the point I raised about proposed new subsection (1E) and personal l...
I thank the noble Lord for that reminder. Although I do not have anything to say about it, I will...
That would be extremely helpful. I am very grateful for the Minister’s suggestion in that regard....
Moved by
Lord Young of Norwood Green
31: Clause 15, page 12, line 28, at end insert—<...
Opposition Amendment 31 would use the new power introduced in Committee by the Government to amen...
My Lords, the issue of whistleblowers finding it hard to find a new job once they have blown the ...
I have listened carefully to the Minister’s remarks, which I welcome broadly. I trust that the se...
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Viscount Younger of Leckie
32: Clause 15, Divide Clause 15 into two clauses,...
My Lords, government Amendment 32 is simply a matter of drafting. It divides into two clauses Cla...
My Lords, on the good faith test, I certainly welcome Amendment 33, as I think it does mitigate t...
My Lords, I welcome government Amendment 33, which implements an amendment tabled by my noble fri...
I thank noble Lords for all the discussions we have had on this important issue. We are all agree...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
33: After Clause 15, insert the following new Cla...
Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
35: Clause 19, page 14, line 29, at end insert—
Moved by
Lord Lea of Crondall
39: After Clause 19, insert the following new Clause—
My Lords, the amendment has a great deal to do with enterprise. Perhaps I may begin with an anecd...
My Lords, I rise to support the amendment moved by my noble friend Lord Lea. The amendment concer...
My Lords, I rise briefly to say that the noble Lord, Lord Lea of Crondall, has exposed a problem ...
My Lords, I will be brief because my noble friends Lord Lea and Lord Monks covered the territory ...
My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their interventions in this short debate. I will start by clari...
I am afraid I can describe the dialogue between this side of the House and the Government only as...
I did not imply that the figures were inaccurate; I just noted that the noble Lord had mentioned ...
That is very interesting. The impression given was that there was another route via the Central A...
Moved by
Lord Whitty
40: Clause 20, page 15, line 8, at end insert—
“( ) In all...
My Lords, we now move to the competition and consumer part of this Bill. I move Amendment 40 and ...
My Lords, I have to start my remarks with the words, “Oh dear”. We have reached a disappointing s...
My Lords, Amendments 40, 41, 47 and 48 recognise the importance of consumer protection and consum...
At the beginning of his response, my noble friend said that the fast track would be a helpful ele...
I thank my noble friend for that point. Given that it is a very specific question, I will most ce...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply and the noble Baroness, Lady Oppenheim-Barnes, for ...
Moved by
Lord Whitty
45: Schedule 4, page 96, line 27, leave out paragraph (g)
My Lords, Amendment 45 is a more straightforward amendment in which I am trying to save the Gover...
My Lords, this is a matter that I find rather difficult. The noble Lord, Lord Whitty, has made a ...
Yet, yes. I will not predict the future. I do think that the duties of the general competition au...
My Lords, the Bill strengthens the regime for the competition powers that will be held concurrent...
My Lords, I thank the Minister and I thank the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, for his inter...
Moved by
Lord Whitty
46: Schedule 4, page 96, line 27, at end insert—
“( ) the ...
My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 46, which also deals with concurrent regulators. There are two ...
My Lords, the Bill will strengthen the concurrency regime. I have already noted that the CMA will...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for that very full reply. As I indicated, as far as the general is...