"My Lords, I rise to speak in strong support of a number of carefully drafted amendments tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles, and once again ably supported by the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann. I will also speak to my Amendment 127...." Viscount Younger of Leckie - View Speech
"My Lords, briefly, this group again underlines a central point that we have been making: mandation should not be in the Bill. Time and again, we have heard concerns about the risks of picking winners and the unintended consequences that inevitably follow. I raised these issues on the previous group, …..." Viscount Younger of Leckie - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to open what I hope and assume will be another interesting debate. Once again, I hope it will shine a light on the flaws of mandation from new and specific angles that merit discussion.
"My Lords, I will be brief in closing this debate; I am conscious that I spoke at some length when opening this group.
First, the point raised by my noble friend Lady Noakes was a sound one. Amendment 130 probes the extent to which it is appropriate for regulations to …..." Viscount Younger of Leckie - View Speech
"I have a couple of points to raise. The Minister mentioned that the reserved power was designed to be a signal, and I would argue that it is a pretty strong signal to put in the Bill. Will she strongly consider whether there are other ways to encourage investments in …..." Viscount Younger of Leckie - View Speech
"My Lords, I will be pretty brief in closing. Across this group, the common theme is not opposition to the direction of travel—I give further reassurance to the Minister on this point and I appreciate her remarks—but a desire for clarity, proportionality and accountability as these powers are taken and …..." Viscount Younger of Leckie - View Speech