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Compensation Bill [HL]

There are two things of which I am required to remind the Committee. One is that Members of the Committee will speak standing; the other is that the House has agreed that there should be no Divisions in Grand Committee, so unless an amendment is likely to be agreed to, it should be withdrawn. I add that if there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, the Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bell is rung and resume after 10 minutes—although I cannot see the circumstances in which a Division could occur in the Chamber this afternoon. Clause 1 [Deterrent effect of potential liability]: