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Proceeding contribution from Lord Greenway (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 December 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Compensation Bill [HL].


Compensation Bill [HL]

I accept that from the Minister, and thank her for it. I do not want to press this. I was guilty of being a highly inexperienced volunteer many years ago, when I had only just arrived in Australia by a matter of weeks. I found myself being a marshal in some sort of riding event—and horses and sailors do not mix. I was stuck in the middle of a dry river creek miles from anywhere, and spent the whole afternoon, during which I saw about half a dozen horses go past, thinking that there was a tigersnake hiding under every stone around me. It was a terrifying experience, in more ways than one! Volunteers are not always experienced, unfortunately, and we have to take that into account. But I thank the Minister and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 2 [Provision of regulated claims management services]:


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
676 c291GC 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Compensation Abuse Courts Damages Advertising Evidence Drugs Drunkenness NHS Personal injury Local government finance Public bodies Marketing Negligence Schools Regulation Voluntary work Risk assessment Claims management services
Legislation
Compensation Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link
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