Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

My Lords, there is currently in many cases an imbalance in economic power between the creator and...

My Lords, I support this amendment, to which I have added my name. I support everything my noble ...

My Lords, I support this amendment. As I understand it, there has been a presumption in some way ...

My Lords, we need to move somewhere in this direction, so I support this amendment. The unfairnes...

My Lords, I start by answering a question that my noble friend Lord Clement-Jones raised at the b...

Will the Minister clarify something? It sounded as though this amendment would cover the situatio...

The noble Earl raises an interesting point. This is very much a technical issue. As noble Lords w...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. I also thank the noble Earl, Lord Erroll, for his ...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

84AHA: After Clause 69, insert the following new Clause—<...

My Lords, I am afraid that this House will get rather tired of my voice over the next few minutes...

My Lords, Amendment 84AHA returns to the subject of diligent search, something that was discussed...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that. I will need to consider some of the points that he has m...

Moved by

Lord Clement-Jones

84AHAZA: After Clause 69, Insert the following new Clause...

My Lords, I beg to move Amendment 84AHAZA. The labelling of the amendments gets more and more com...

My Lords, I very much support this. I believe that it is a very worthwhile amendment. I cannot un...

My Lords, the noble Lord’s proposed amendment would make automatic the right to be identified as ...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that response, and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, for hi...

Moved by

Lord Mitchell

84AHAZB: Clause 71, Page 67, line 9, at end insert “for the pu...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 84AHAZB, I will also speak to Amendment 84AHBA, which is consequent...

I am very grateful for that, but I just hoped that before my noble friend sat down he could addre...

I thank my noble friend for that comment. I think it is a really good idea. They should be accoun...

My Lords, I am sure that all of us who are directors of public companies agree with the spirit of...

My Lords, I would like to address the noble Lord’s point about annual approval. I spoke in favour...

My Lords, I wish first to follow on from the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, concernin...

I am grateful to the noble Viscount for giving way. I would like to check that I have understood....

I will come to this in a minute. If the noble Lord will forgive me, I think it is best that we co...

The noble Viscount used the words “any change in policy”. Am I right to understand him to mean th...

I can confirm that it would have to be voted on immediately, because the change had happened in t...

I thank the Minister for his comments and all other noble Lords for their contributions. I will d...

Moved by

Lord Mitchell

84AHAA: Clause 71, page 67, line 9, at end insert—

“(2B)...

My Lords, Amendment 84AHAA speeds right to the heart of the matter in hand. The disparity in pay ...

My Lords, I strongly back this amendment. I know that it is not for here and now with the present...

My Lords, I have listened very carefully to the speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Mitchell and Lo...

The noble Lord asked a direct question about the connection, because of the minimum wage, between...

That is precisely my point. I would have thought that the company that successfully employs lots ...

My Lords, I understand the general points made the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, and I have consider...

Amendment 84AHAA seeks to require that companies report on high and low pay outside the board. Ta...

My Lords, I shall come first to the Minister’s final point. These are good pointers that he draws...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84AHB: Clause 71, page 67, line 36, leave out fro...

My Lords, the majority of these amendments are minor and technical and designed to improve the cl...

My Lords, we are very supportive of this amendment. It is clearly needed. I have only one questio...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, for that, and also for his contribution on this important ...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84AHC: Clause 71, page 68, line 8, at end insert—...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84AHD: Clause 72, page 71, line 23, at end insert...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84AHJ: Clause 73, page 72, line 31, after “compan...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84AHK: Clause 74, page 74, line 7, at end insert—...

Moved by

Lord Mitchell

84AHNZA: After Clause 74, Insert the following new Clause—

My Lords, I speak to Amendment 84AHNZA, which calls for the Government to commission an independe...

Noble Lords will be aware that the administration procedure is the primary mechanism for effectin...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his words. I remember when we were in Grand Committee, he too ...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

84AHNA: Clause 75, page 75, line 15, at end inse...

In moving this amendment, I apologise that my noble friend Lady Hayter is unable to be present an...

My Lords, as I explained in Grand Committee, the idea behind the powers and Midata is simple: to ...

I thank the Minister very much for that full response. I am glad that he recognises the issues we...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84AHP: Clause 77, page 77, line 25, leave out sub...

My Lords, I now turn in more detail to the Government’s own amendment in this area by addressing ...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84B: After Clause 77, insert the following new Cl...

My Lords, these amendments respond to points raised by the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, in Grand C...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

84BA: After Clause 77, line 4, after first “to” ...

I start by warmly welcoming the amendments tabled by the Minister, which respond in a very positi...

My Lords, these amendments seek to amend the powers being introduced by the government amendments...

My Lords, I agree that the Government are making good steps in this area. I do not want to in any...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84C: After Clause 77, insert the following new Cl...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84D: After Clause 77, insert the following new Cl...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

84E: After Clause 77, insert the following new Cl...