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Companies Bill [Lords]

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) on the sensible and coherent way in which he introduced a very important debate. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) on the style of her maiden Dispatch Box speech. Unfortunately, it demonstrated the essence of the new Conservatives’ policy, which is to agree with Labour proposals, attack the Labour Government, and have no ideas of their own. It is also clear that the hon. Lady has no conception of the iterative process over the past eight years that has engaged business and, indeed, all other stakeholders, in a creative and constructive process. As I know from the comparatively short period during which I have been involved, it has been far more than consultation; it has been very full engagement.