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Proceeding contribution from Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 January 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Banking Bill.

Banking Bill

I gave the Minister two metaphors. I talked about a medieval monarch and I said Alice in Wonderland. I was referring to ““when I say what a word means, it means what I say””. We have Ministers who will apparently say: ““When I say what a law is, that is what it is and there is nothing that Parliament can do about it””.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
706 c1612 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Conditions of employment Contracts Compensation Codes of practice Company law Companies Directors Administration Assets Bank services Banks Delegated legislation Bank of England Finance Liability Financial institutions Insolvency Financial Services Authority Holding companies Foreign companies Private sector Pay Powers Workplace pensions Property transfer Public sector Partnerships Nationalisation Stocks and shares Taxation Treasury British Bankers' Association Financial Services Compensation Scheme National Loans Fund Statutory instruments Liquidation committees
Legislation
Banking Bill 2007-08 to 2008-09
Link
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