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Companies Bill [HL]

My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 994. It removes subsection (3) of Clause 923. Subsection (3) was inserted in this House to declare that nothing in the Bill would involve a charge on public funds to avoid infringing the privilege of the other place to control charges on public funds. The insertion of this wording is termed the ““privilege amendment””. The other place have now approved the charges on the public fund in the Bill and removed subsection (3) by Amendment No. 994. In moving the amendment I claim three records—for the longest Bill to come before Parliament, the largest list of amendments from the Commons, and, finally, for the longest list of amendments moved en bloc. Moved, That the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 994.—(Lord Sainsbury of Turville.) On Question, Motion agreed to.