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HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the Minister for giving answers to most of my questions, even if they were not entirely to our satisfaction. In closing, I return to the central purpose of this group of…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the noble Baroness. When we were seeking to introduce this definition of “help”—I take on board the concerns of the noble Baroness, Lady Fox—we were trying to presage the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, while I recognise the concerns that underpin this amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, it is both unnecessary and potentially duplicative, given the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, our Amendments 67 and 68 in this group work together to introduce new clauses on annual reporting obligations under the Bill: first, on the use of powers conferred by…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for her response. In closing this group, I return to the central theme that underpins Amendments 67 and 68: that transparency is not an optional…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the noble Baroness for her answer. Is that the 5% or the 0.5%? Anyway— These amendments would not add bureaucracy for bureaucracy’s sake. They would build confidence,…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, our amendments in this group seek to ensure accountability, oversight and the responsible exercise of powers under this part of the Bill. We have heard a great deal…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, as we close the debate on this amendment, let us return to first principles. Public money must be protected, not just recovered after it is lost. That protection starts…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, if Amendment 68 demands that the Government publish the scale of the fraud, Amendment 68D goes further. It would require public authorities to understand where fraud…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, as I emphasised at the outset, across this group our amendments have been probing in nature, and I am grateful for some of the clarity that the Minister has given. We…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the noble Baroness for her response. In closing, I will return to the core proposition that underpins the three amendments that we have brought forward in this group, that…11 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillMy Lords, our amendments in this group seek to probe the Government on how the PSFA is constituted; they will, we hope, allow some greater clarity on what sort of body the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I speak in support of the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Burns. I apologise that I was not able to speak at Second Reading, but I did have the pleasure of…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness for her intervention. I cannot speak to the balloting, et cetera, which is out of the scope of this amendment. I can say that shareholders in…10 Jun 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI thank the noble Lord for giving way. I just make the point that all political donations have to be transparently declared. My noble friend sitting next to me can explain more,…10 Jun 2025HANSARDPublic Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the Minister for her response. On the point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Palmer, we are looking at amending Clause 13(2)(b), on the relevant costs awarded in subsection…09 Jun 2025