Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL]

Debate between Lord Browne of Ladyton and Lord De Mauley

Thursday 28th June 2012 Grand Committee

[Lord De Mauley]

I hate to intervene on my noble friend. Perhaps it would be going too far to suggest that he is verging on a Second Reading speech, which I would not want to do that. I happen to know that my noble friend has some quite comforting words to give that might enable him to abbreviate his speech on this clause stand part debate.

[Lord Browne of Ladyton]

Perhaps the noble Lord will allow me to interrupt him, the comfort is to be found if he simply looks at it. The heading applies to Clauses 19 and 20, so the funding that comes from the public purse and the Secretary of State is encompassed under this heading. This is how the adjudicator is to be funded.