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Companies Bill [HL]

My Lords, I thank the Minister for the amendment that brings the Data Protection Act into play in respect of the Financial Reporting Review Panel. However, we are disappointed that the Government have chosen to overturn the other amendments that we made to improve—as we saw it—the controls on disclosure. Today is not the right day to have a wide-ranging debate on the advantages and disadvantages of information gateways. However, we have warned in this House and in another place of the dangers to companies of inappropriate disclosure. We hope that the Government will keep the use of these powers under review and will be prepared to act if such inappropriate disclosure takes place. On Question, Motion agreed to.