Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, first, I apologise that you have the B team, as I think we are referring to ourselves today. My noble friend Lady Twycross has unfortunately been taken ill and I am sure that, on behalf of the Committee, we will be sending her our best wishes.

Telecommunications networks and...

My Lords, first, I apologise that you have the B team, as I think we are referring to ourselves today. My noble friend Lady Twycross has unfortunately been taken ill and I am sure that, on behalf of the Committee, we will be sending her our best wishes.

Telecommunications networks and...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, not least for stepping in and giving us the opportunity to hear such a clear exposition of the purpose of the order that we are debating this afternoon. Of course, the order adds continuity of telecommunications services to the public interest considerations...

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, not least for stepping in and giving us the opportunity to hear such a clear exposition of the purpose of the order that we are debating this afternoon. Of course, the order adds continuity of telecommunications services to the public interest considerations...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to speak in the same debate as the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, who has been his normal comprehensive self. I will touch on many similar themes, with one or two additional ones. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for introducing this order,...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to speak in the same debate as the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, who has been his normal comprehensive self. I will touch on many similar themes, with one or two additional ones. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for introducing this order,...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for bringing forward this order for scrutiny and for so gamely stepping in at the last minute. We wish the noble Baroness, Lady Twycross, well for a speedy recovery.

This secondary legislation would enable the Secretary of State to take into...

My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, for bringing forward this order for scrutiny and for so gamely stepping in at the last minute. We wish the noble Baroness, Lady Twycross, well for a speedy recovery.

This secondary legislation would enable the Secretary of State to take into...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their best wishes for my noble friend and for their indulgence of me at the Dispatch Box on this matter. I will reflect on Hansard and write regarding any points that I miss, but I hope to be able to give some substantive...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords for their best wishes for my noble friend and for their indulgence of me at the Dispatch Box on this matter. I will reflect on Hansard and write regarding any points that I miss, but I hope to be able to give some substantive...

I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for those several responses to the questions raised. We all mentioned the fact that we have not seen what the CMA has said.

I am most grateful to the noble Baroness for those several responses to the questions raised. We all mentioned the fact that we have not seen what the CMA has said.

The noble Lord is asking the question I was about to ask.

The noble Lord is asking the question I was about to ask.

If the noble Baroness can give us a prospective timetable for when the Secretary of State is going to make decisions, that would be helpful.

If the noble Baroness can give us a prospective timetable for when the Secretary of State is going to make decisions, that would be helpful.

And give a commitment that the CMA report, in full, will be published.

And give a commitment that the CMA report, in full, will be published.

My Lords, you were two magic pieces of paper early. I will go straight to the issue of the CMA’s report. In line with the requirements of the Enterprise Act 2002, the Secretary of State will publish a non-confidential version of the CMA’s report once it has made a decision....

My Lords, you were two magic pieces of paper early. I will go straight to the issue of the CMA’s report. In line with the requirements of the Enterprise Act 2002, the Secretary of State will publish a non-confidential version of the CMA’s report once it has made a decision....

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 13 to 16 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clauses 17 to 19 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to. Clause 20, as amended, agreed to. Schedule 6, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 21 to 23 agreed to. Clauses 24 and 25, as amended, agreed to. Clause 26 agreed to. Clause 27, as amended, agreed to. Clause 28 agreed to. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 60).

Lords committee stage third day. Clauses 13 to 16 agreed to. Schedule 4 agreed to. Clauses 17 to 19 agreed to. Schedule 5 agreed to. Clause 20, as amended, agreed to. Schedule 6, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 21 to 23 agreed to. Clauses 24 and 25, as amended, agreed...

Moved by

Lord Anderson of Ipswich

81: Clause 13, page 14, line 28, after “office” insert “with the intent”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment removes an ambiguity in Clause 13 and clarifies, as recommended by the Law Commission, that the offence can be committed even where no benefit is obtained or detriment is suffered,...

Moved by

Lord Anderson of Ipswich

81: Clause 13, page 14, line 28, after “office” insert “with the intent”

Member's explanatory statement

This amendment removes an ambiguity in Clause 13 and clarifies, as recommended by the Law Commission, that the offence can be committed even where no benefit is obtained or detriment is suffered,...

My Lords, we move on to Part 3 of the Bill, and I rise to speak to the first four amendments in this group, which concern misconduct in public office. I am grateful to the Minister, once again, for discussing them with me, as he promised to do.

This Government are...

My Lords, we move on to Part 3 of the Bill, and I rise to speak to the first four amendments in this group, which concern misconduct in public office. I am grateful to the Minister, once again, for discussing them with me, as he promised to do.

This Government are...

My Lords, I have put my name to the four amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich. I support the points he made. Words really matter, and particularly when one is seeking to put a common-law offence into statute, as we are doing here, great...

My Lords, I have put my name to the four amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ipswich. I support the points he made. Words really matter, and particularly when one is seeking to put a common-law offence into statute, as we are doing here, great...

My Lords, I entirely agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, have said and endorse the reasons they have given.

My Lords, I entirely agree with what the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope, have said and endorse the reasons they have given.

My Lords, I have a number of amendments in the group, and I begin with my Amendment 93. It is a modest amendment, but it addresses what I believe to be an important gap in the Bill. Its purpose is straightforward: to ensure that the new offences of seriously improper...

My Lords, I have a number of amendments in the group, and I begin with my Amendment 93. It is a modest amendment, but it addresses what I believe to be an important gap in the Bill. Its purpose is straightforward: to ensure that the new offences of seriously improper...

My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 91 and 144, also signed by my noble friend Lady Hamwee, in this group. I also signed Amendments 87, 90, 92 and 94, tabled by my noble friend Lord Marks, whom I will leave to speak to them; obviously, I support them.

Amendments 91 and...

My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 91 and 144, also signed by my noble friend Lady Hamwee, in this group. I also signed Amendments 87, 90, 92 and 94, tabled by my noble friend Lord Marks, whom I will leave to speak to them; obviously, I support them.

Amendments 91 and...

My Lords, all the amendments to Clause 13 in this group tidy up, rationalise and clarify the important new misconduct in public office offence. As the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, explained, Amendments 81, 83 and 84 make it clear that it is the intent that matters and that it is...

My Lords, all the amendments to Clause 13 in this group tidy up, rationalise and clarify the important new misconduct in public office offence. As the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, explained, Amendments 81, 83 and 84 make it clear that it is the intent that matters and that it is...