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]
The noble Lord, Lord Clarke, rightly raises the possibility that the Bill would allow the Secretary of State to interfere in the RMPP to quite a significant extent. I agree that that is dangerous, so I should be interested to hear from the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, just how much involvement he anticipates the Secretary of State having once the dust has settled. If these are to be emergency powers, designed to allow the Secretary of State to step in as the last resort, that is one thing. If, however, the trustees are to have the Government watching over their shoulder and trying to micromanage every decision they make about the ongoing scheme, that is quite another. For once, the noble Lord, Lord Clarke, and I must be in agreement on this.
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- 2008-09
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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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