Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

Moved by

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton

As an amendment to Motion A, leave out from “H...

My Lords, it is with great sorrow that I find myself here at ping pong, seeking to reinstate Sect...

My Lords, I was sorry not to be here for Report stage of the Bill but I have read the debate care...

My Lords, I will make some very short remarks because the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell, and the ...

My Lords, the Minister has not advanced this evening any of the arguments that she advanced at th...

My Lords, I pay tribute to the work and the steely determination of the noble Baroness, Lady Camp...

My Lords, whether it is a runner wearing a black ribbon in a marathon or a coffin draped in the U...

My Lords, I am grateful for all contributions to this debate, and I mean that quite sincerely. As...

My Lords, I would like to thank the Minister for her reply and to thank noble Lords who have cont...

Moved by

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

That this House do not insist on its Amendment 3...

Moved by

Baroness Campbell of Surbiton

Moved by

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

My Lords, we come now to the issue of caste and whether it should be made an aspect of race and t...

My Lords, I, too, welcome the forthright statement by the Minister that caste discrimination is u...

My Lords, I oppose the amendment not because I disagree with its principle or disapprove of it, b...

My Lords, I speak in favour of this amendment. I am particularly concerned about the level of mis...

My Lords, first, I am sure that the whole House has very much been touched by the words of the no...

My Lords, do I sense that the House would like to move on? I think that is probably the right thi...

I would like to speak, and the noble Lord, Lord Dholakia, wants to speak. We have been waiting fo...

My Lords, I indicated that earlier, but I gave way to the noble Lord, Lord Deben, because I thoug...

My Lords, I seem to be the last speaker and I will take this opportunity to say what has been in ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Flather, for her remarks and I would not for a moment ...

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate. There have b...

I thank the Minister again for the great care, thought and seriousness with which she has address...

Lord Deben.

I am sorry—we are old friends; we know each other from previous incarnations and go back to 1958,...

Moved by

Viscount Younger of Leckie

My Lords, this is an issue that has already been debated in some detail. Noble Lords will recall ...

My Lords, before addressing the main issue I should indicate that I have no objection to the amen...

My Lords, the Government introduced at a late stage in the Commons proceedings, and with very lit...

My Lords, I was unable to attend previous debates on this clause but I have had an opportunity of...

My Lords, I supported the noble Baroness, Lady Turner of Camden, and the noble and learned Lord, ...

My Lords, we remain steadfast in our opposition to the Government’s position, and fully support t...

I am grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. The point is that there is always a claim, as I a...

The point I sought to make is that in some circumstances it has been accepted, I believe, that th...

My Lords, I have again listened with interest to the arguments made and thank noble Lords for the...

Before the Minister sits down, can he just help us with one issue? If it is the Government’s posi...

I reiterate that the balance is not right. We have been much helped by the report from my noble f...

Does the Minister accept that regulations that have the qualification of reasonable practicabilit...

The noble and learned Lord makes a fair point. Employers will continue to need to have to defend ...

Before the Minister sits down, I am sure he will agree that, while some of the regulations have t...

I am grateful for the points made by my noble friend. That is a very helpful intervention.

Can the Minister give us some examples of where there is gold-plating of regulations under health...

I believe that I covered in Committee and on Report all the aspects that I need to.

I am grateful to noble Lords for their contributions to this short debate. I note that the Minist...

My Lords, on Report we debated the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, on l...

My Lords, I welcome and support Motion E. I pay tribute to a number of key players who have broug...

My Lords, I want to say two things. First, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, on her...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter. This is a great personal success on her...

My Lords, I am grateful for the contributions to this short debate. We have heard a small number ...