Critical Benchmarks (References and Administrators’ Liability) Bill [Lords]

Eleanor Laing Excerpts

Committee stage & 3rd reading
Thursday 18th November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Dame Eleanor Laing in the Chair]

[The Chairman of Ways and Means (Dame Eleanor Laing)]

I should explain that I am resuming our former practice of chairing the Committee at the Table now that the House is almost back to normal after the covid restrictions. During the Committee stage Members should still, of course, address the occupant of the Chair by name, not as Madam Deputy Speaker. “Madam Chairman” or—it says here—“Chair” are also acceptable. [Interruption.] The right hon. Member for Beckenham (Bob Stewart) says, from a sedentary position, that I am not a Chair but a Madam Chairman, and he is absolutely correct.

Clause 1

References to Article 23A benchmarks

Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

[The Chairman]

With this it will be convenient to consider clauses 2 to 4.