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HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemIt is extremely important that we do not interfere with the proper consideration of these cases through the Criminal Cases Review Commission. I obviously cannot pre-empt what…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemI can say only that I agree completely with the noble Baroness. We need to get on with it and get to the bottom of these things as quickly as possible, and that is what we are…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemI pay tribute yet again to the work that my noble friend has done in both Houses on this important issue, along with other noble Lords and MPs. The findings outlined throughout…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemOf course, the Horizon court case occupied a lot of time and effort in both government and the Post Office, and it provided an extensive and, indeed, damning indictment of what…18 Jun 2020HANSARDPost Office: Horizon Accounting SystemFirst, I offer my congratulations to my noble friend on his 50 years of exemplary service, as indeed I do to the Lord Speaker. I can only agree with my noble friend. We need to…18 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI thank and pay tribute to my noble friend Lord Hodgson for ably introducing this grouping and speaking so powerfully on this subject. In fact, such is the power with which he…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillIn principle I have no objection to releasing that; obviously, I would need to speak to officials and to the recipients to check whether they are all happy with that. I do not…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI do not want to go any further than what I said in my reply. I have been in correspondence with the Pre Pack Pool and we have arranged for officials from my department and from…17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill17 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this debate. Yet again, the contributions have demonstrated the breadth of expertise that exists in this House. I must say to my noble…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI thank the noble Baroness. I am sure she understands that her comments about the hybrid House are not a matter for me. I have responsibilities in a number of areas, but the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI thank all noble Lords for their contributions on this group. I will make a few general comments before I look at the detail of the amendments tabled. I shall comment first on…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillWe will, of course, issue a formal response to the DPRRC report, hopefully by Friday—but, since Report is next Tuesday, we will need to act more swiftly than that in terms of…16 Jun 2020