Debate on bill on Wednesday, 9 December 2009, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bach. The answering member was Lord Henley.

Bribery Bill [HL]

Bribery Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 715 c1085-126
Session: 2009-10
Department: Ministry of Justice
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Bribery Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 3-EN also published.
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Bills
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2009-3188
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Earl of Onslow | 715 c1109-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I would first like to say what a privilege it was to serve on the Select Committee under t...; Lord Mayhew of Twysden | 715 c1110-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I enthusiastically follow my noble friend’s encomium on the chairmanship of the noble Visc...; Lord Elystan-Morgan | 715 c1112-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the book of Ecclesiastes reminds us that there is no new thing under the sun, and bribery ...; Viscount Colville of Culross | 715 c1110 (Link to this contribution) I am involved in running RIPA, the Act to which the noble Earl has just referred. I do not think tha...; Earl of Onslow | 715 c1110 (Link to this contribution) But if I am right, powers derived from RIPA have been used on waste disposal instances. That is what...; Lord Henley | 715 c1119-21 (Link to this contribution) And the noble Lord, Lord Williamson. I apologise for leaving his name out; I will not do so again. ...; Lord Thomas of Gresford | 715 c1115-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I too was a member of the committee which considered the draft Bill. I join in the tribute...; Lord Henley | 715 c1118-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I suspect that the Minister will be relieved to introduce a Bill from the Ministry of Just...; Lord Bach | 715 c1121-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a rare—even unique—pleasure for a Minister on the Front Bench to hear such unanimous...; Lord Goodhart | 715 c1094 (Link to this contribution) I have to say, perhaps putting on my hat as the chair of the Delegated Powers Committee, that such a...; Lord Pannick | 715 c1094-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I join other noble Lords in warmly welcoming the Bill and commending the work of the Joint...; Baroness Whitaker | 715 c1095-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a very, very well worked-on Bill and it shows it. We have had time to think about ...; Lord Patten | 715 c1096-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in declaring all my business interests, as the Bill relates to commercial organisations in...; Lord Woolf | 715 c1099-101 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as has already been anticipated by the noble Lord, Lord Bach, I shall begin by making a di...; Lord Lyell of Markyate | 715 c1101-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of the Constitution Committee and of the Joint Committee...; Lord Williamson of Horton | 715 c1104-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I was a member of the Joint Committee under the able chairmanship of the noble Viscount, L...; Lord Borrie | 715 c1106-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I add my welcome for the Bill. So many noble Lords have welcomed it that the last speaker ...; Viscount Colville of Culross | 715 c1108-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must learn to run rather faster round the corridors of this House because I missed the k...; Lord Bach | 715 c1085 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill be read a second time. That the Bill be read a second time.; Lord Goodhart | 715 c1092-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have the greatest respect for the views of the noble and learned Lord, Lord Lyell of Mar...; Lord Goodhart | 715 c1091-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by declaring an interest as a member of Transparency International UK, which is th...; Lord Lyell of Markyate | 715 c1092 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, during the 10 years that I was a law officer—and I watched my noble and learned friend Lor...; Lord Waddington | 715 c1090-1 (Link to this contribution) Will my noble and learned friend allow me to raise one matter? Having served on the Joint Committee ...; Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 715 c1091 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for his intervention, and to some extent I understand how difficult...; Lord Bach | 715 c1085-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is fitting that we should have the Second Reading of the Bribery Bill on the United Nat...; Lord Mackay of Clashfern | 715 c1089-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly welcome the Bill and thank the Minister for the clear way in which he has introdu...; Lord Bach | 715 c1124-6 (Link to this contribution) I hope that the noble Earl will not press me on that tonight. It is one of the matters that we will ...; Earl of Onslow | 715 c1124 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister help me? If a company is badly convicted of one of these offences, is it no cause ...; Earl of Onslow | 715 c1094 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Lord for giving way. I know that I am speaking later, but he has raised a very imp...
Subjects: Devolved matters Armed forces Companies Business Corruption Attorney General Intelligence services Exemptions Legislative competence Members Public service Peers Partnerships Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Scotland Standards Scottish Parliament Serious Fraud Office Trading standards Subsidiary companies Bribery
Legislation: Bribery Bill (HL) 2009-10
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Bribery Bill [HL]

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