Debate on bill on Thursday, 2 November 2006, in the House of Lords.

Companies Bill [HL]

Companies Bill (HL). Debate on motion that Commons amendments be considered. Agreed to on question. Consideration of Commons amendments. Commons amendments considered and agreed to, apart from amendments 671 and 957 , disagreed to on question and amendment 954 disagreed to on division (104 to 116). Committee appointed to propose reasons for disagreeing to Commons amendments. Reasons reported and agreed to. Bill returned to Commons with reasons and amendments.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 686 c428-510
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department of Trade and Industry
Legislative stage: Commons amendments
Procedure: Government defeats
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Companies Bill (HL) . Commons amendments.
Monday, 23 October 2006
Bills
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c441-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 70. In speak...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c444-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful to the Minister for his reassurance on the status of the new claus...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c445 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 71 to 79. Mov...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c445 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 80. Amendme...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c441 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 69. Moved a...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c448-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 105. Moved,...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c445-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 97 to 104....; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c445 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 81 to 96. ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c447-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, for tabling his amendments, because they gi...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c446-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have two amendments in this group, Amendments Nos. 105A and 106A, and it may be helpful ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c437 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 15 and 16....; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c438 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 17.; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 11 and 12....; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c436-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 13 and 14....; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c440-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that full explanation of this group of amendments. Befor...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c438-40 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 68. In speak...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c438 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 67. On Ques...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c438 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 60 to 66. ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c438 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 18 to 59. ...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c438 (Link to this contribution) had given notice of his intention to move, as an amendment to Amendment No. 17, Amendment No. 17A: ...; Lord Razzall | 686 c430-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before we go on to the substance of the amendments, perhaps I may follow the remarks of th...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the noble Lord listened to my remarks, he will remember that I said that I was extremel...; Lord Razzall | 686 c431 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I look forward to reading the noble Lord’s remarks in Hansard. While listening to him spea...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c434 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 5. At Repor...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c431-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 1 to 4. I ...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c435 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in response to the Minister’s appeal for a mood of harmony, let me say that we appreciate ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c434-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 6 and 7. ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c435-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 10. This is...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c435 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 8 and 9. ...; Lord Lea of Crondall | 686 c436 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Minister will appreciate that his former noble friend Lord Wedderburn, who is not in t...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c428-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when we first met in Grand Committee on this Bill on 30 January, after Second Reading on 1...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c480 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 671. I ha...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c480 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 672 to 674...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c480-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 675 to 709...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c481 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 710 to 756...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c478-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 537 to 558...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c479 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 559 to 623...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c479 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 632 to 670...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c477 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I asked for this group of amendments to be degrouped. I was forewarned of issues that woul...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c477 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 530 to 536...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c485 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 862 to 898...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c484 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 833 to 846...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c483 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I can give the assurance that no changes of substance have been made. This is just a resta...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c483-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 785 to 832...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c482-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 778 to 784...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c483 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that explanation. I intervene briefly because fraudulent...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c482 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 757 and 75...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c482 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 759 to 777...; Lord Geddes | 686 c482 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before calling the next amendment, I must advise the House that due entirely to my inabili...; Baroness Noakes | 686 c470-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I apologise to the Minister for seeking to deny him a response to the debate. That was not...; Lord Razzall | 686 c472-3 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 254B in lieu, AmendmentNo. 245D: 245D Line 4, at end inser...; Earl of Sandwich | 686 c464-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am favour of Amendment No. 245. I was another of those who was astonished at the outburs...; Bishop of Winchester | 686 c463-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I regret that I clearly misunderstood the noble Lord, although I said what I thought I had...; Lord Judd | 686 c466 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have spent most of my professional life dealing with the frontline issues of the Third W...; Baroness Cohen of Pimlico | 686 c465-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I need to make a declaration of interest before I offer my support to the government amend...; Lord Joffe | 686 c467-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must apologise for not having been in the House when the debate began. I was so busy str...; Lord Young of Norwood Green | 686 c466-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the government amendments and oppose Amendment No. 245C. I must declare an inter...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c468-70 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that I have the right of reply at this point to both the noble Baroness's amendm...; Baroness Noakes | 686 c468 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate and I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. In vi...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c477 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 513 to 529...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c474 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 246 to 254...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c476 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 258 to 262...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c475 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that reassurance. Concern has been expressed, as he expl...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c477 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is the moment that I have been looking forward to. I beg to move that the House do ag...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c477 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 264 to 314...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c452-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 228 to 244...; Baroness Hayman | 686 c453 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before I call Amendment No. 245, I should indicate that the italic heading over Amendments...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c453-7 (Link to this contribution) moved, That this House do disagree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 245, but do propose Amend...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c449-50 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment Nos. 156. In mo...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c449 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 107 to 155...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c450-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 212. The fu...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c450 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 157 to 211...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c449 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 106. Moved,...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c449 (Link to this contribution) had given notice of his intention to move, as an amendment to Amendment No. 105, Amendment No. 105A:...; Lord Patten | 686 c463 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, either the right reverend Prelate misunderstood what I said or I did not express myself cl...; Baroness Northover | 686 c462-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as the Minister will remember, there was considerable discussion of the role of companies ...; Bishop of Winchester | 686 c463 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too support the Government’s amendment. I am glad that I let the noble Baroness, Lady No...; Bishop of Winchester | 686 c461 (Link to this contribution) My Lords—; Lord Grabiner | 686 c461 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Razzall, had to say on this subject. We ought to fo...; Lord Patten | 686 c460-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I believe that the noble Lord's colleague in the House of Commons was very firmly bounced ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c460 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as this Motion was proposed in the Commons by my colleague in the DTI, I hardly think it i...; Lord Patten | 686 c460 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have three points to make in support of my noble friend Lady Noakes. First, I do not bel...; Lord Razzall | 686 c459-60 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I wish to speak to this amendment and to Amendment No. 245D in my name. The two are interr...; Baroness Noakes | 686 c457-9 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to Amendment No. 245B in lieu, Amendment No. 245C: 245C Line 4, leave out “...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c495 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 957. I spoke...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c495 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 958. I spoke...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c495-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment Nos. 959 to 968....; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c498-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, within this group I have two amendments, Amendments Nos. 984A and 984B, to disagree with A...; Lord Patten | 686 c491-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly support what my noble friend Lady Noakes said from the Front Bench and what the...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c492 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, further to what the noble Lord, Lord Grabiner, has said, it is by no means certain that ap...; Baroness Noakes | 686 c492-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. In response to the noble Lord, Lor...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c494 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 955 and 95...; Lord Grabiner | 686 c490-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this point has been fully debated at all stages in your Lordships’ House, so I shall not r...; Lord Lee of Trafford | 686 c489-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the noble Baroness in her amendments. I acknowledge that I have come to this Bil...; Baroness Noakes | 686 c488-9 (Link to this contribution) moved, as an amendment to the Motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 95...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 946 to 953...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c487-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 954. Amendm...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 935, to whic...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 936 to 945...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 916. Moved ...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c486 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 917 to 934...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c485 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 900 to 910...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c485-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 911 to 915...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c485 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 899. I shall...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c510 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 995 to 1029, to...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c508 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 990. Moved ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c508 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 991. Moved ...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c508-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 992. This a...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c509 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 993, to whic...; Lord Razzall | 686 c504-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment provides one of the rare occasions in a Bill of this complexity—and, indeed...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c502-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move, as an amendment to the Motion that the House do agree with the Commons in t...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c500-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 988 to 991...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c500 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 985 to 987...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c508 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 989. Moved ...; Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts | 686 c506 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful for the Minister’s further words. They may have comforted the noble Lord, Lo...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c505-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall respond to the two requests for reassurance from the noble Lord, Lord Razzall. Fir...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c499 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 969 to 983...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c499-500 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 984. Moved,...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c499 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to resist Amendment No. 984A. Clause 899, as amended by government Amendment No. 98...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c428 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the Commons amendments be now considered. Moved, That the Commons amen...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c479 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 624 to 631...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c452 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 213 to 227...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c484-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 847 to 861...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c476 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to give the assurance that the Government are on the case. The co-ordination is...; Baroness Noakes | 686 c476 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for the amendment that brings the Data Protection Act into play in re...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c476 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 263. Amendme...; Lord Sainsbury of Turville | 686 c509-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 994. It remo...; Lord McKenzie of Luton | 686 c474-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Commons in their Amendments Nos. 255 to 257...
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Legislation: Companies Bill (HL) 2005-06
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