Proceeding contribution from Lord Condon (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 2 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill on Bribery Bill [HL].

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My Lords, I understand and sympathise with the motivation for the amendment, but as a deputy chairman of a plc that operates in more than 100 countries with nearly 500,000 staff I want the Bill to give companies such as the one I am a part of absolute clarity and confidence in the guidance that they give to employees on corruption and bribery. While I sympathise with the motivation for the amendment, I support the comments of the previous two speakers. We should seek, with courage and confidence, clarity on these issues. Therefore, even though it is a probing amendment and I understand the motivation for it, I am unable to support it.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 717 c131
Session: 2009-10
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Armed forces Business Corruption Fraud Intelligence services Expenditure Gratuities GCHQ Ministerial powers National security Prosecutions Public service Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Treaties Trade Corporate hospitality Sales promotions OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Bribery
Legislation: Bribery Bill (HL) 2009-10
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