I certainly would not want to do that. I agree that there should be a meeting. I would be very happy to facilitate that meeting, perhaps between conclusion of Committee and Report. My reading of Clause 40(4) is that, as these appointments are within the Home Office and as the Home Secretary has made this a personal passion, then clearly from a procedural point of view there ought to be a sign-off from the Secretary of State to those positions. That would seem eminently sensible in the sense that they are accountable to your Lordships’ House, delivering on the strategy before us.
Modern Slavery Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Bates
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 8 December 2014.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Modern Slavery Bill.
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