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Proceeding contribution from Lord Whitty (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 28 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Public Bodies Bill [HL].

Public Bodies Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl, although some of his assurances were not quite as unequivocal as I would have liked. It is also clear that, as a result of the pressure on Passenger Focus’s budget, the restriction of research and its refocusing, it will not be as powerful a body as the noble Earl suggests. Nevertheless, I am glad he said that the Government remain committed to having a passenger advocate and see it as a very important part of how we conduct and enforce our public transport policy. I am therefore prepared at this stage to accept his assurances and I thank him for them. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 34A withdrawn. Amendment 34B Moved by

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
726 c1048 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Consumers Administration of justice BBC Closures Competition Competition Commission Finance Donors Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Libraries Ministerial powers Protection Organs Public bodies Mergers Passengers Office of Fair Trading Non-departmental public bodies Ofcom National parks National park authorities Scotland Standards Tribunals Young offenders Transport Wales Welsh language Research Television S4C Youth justice Broads Authority Civil Justice Council Human Tissue Authority National Archives Youth Justice Board Passenger Focus Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council Advisory Council on Public Records Advisory Council on National Records and Archives Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
Legislation
Public Bodies Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link
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