Proceeding contribution from Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 31 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Postal Services Bill [HL].
Postal Services Bill [HL]
To sum up, "may" does mean "shall". Good, at least we have got that clear. The Minister has indeed satisfied me, except in one major respect: he has not settled the argument between the noble Lord, Lord Clarke, and myself on whether we will end up with a privatised company. The Minister is an accountant so he should know exactly what a privatised company is as opposed to a public company. Having said that, I hope that he will satisfy me on that point on another amendment. In the mean time—
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- 709 c1046
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- 2008-09
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Conditions of employment Contracts Industrial relations Finance Liability EU law Insolvency Government assistance Government shareholding Private sector Pensions Partnerships Post offices Pension funds Pension Protection Fund Postal services Ofcom Postal Services Commission Post Office Modernisation Regulation Voting rights Technology Royal Mail TNT
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- Postal Services Bill (HL) 2008-09
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