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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL]

My Lords, I support my noble friend’s important amendment, which stipulates the need for fair jurisdiction in light of the primary authority partnership principle proposed by the Bill. I will not repeat the debates voicing the many concerns over the primary authority partnership that dominated so much of our time in Grand Committee, but I reiterate the nervousness on these Benches that the primary authority principle may lead to unfair or prejudiced treatment against smaller, especially single-site, businesses. The Minister will, I am sure, assure us that we need not worry about that, but the insertion of this clause would provide an even better assurance.