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HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, we have heard a number of your Lordships speak with great authority, not least the previous speaker, on this important subject. As the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hope,…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken in this important debate. I am a signatory to Amendment 15 and I thank my noble friend Lady Bowles, the noble Baroness,…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, we heard what the Minister had to say, and I and others have already spoken at length on this amendment. The principle is that a deal is a deal: the pensioners were…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, very briefly, it seems that the solution of the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, is very elegant, and, like the noble Lord, Lord Vaux, I am struggling to find out why the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillIn reference to Amendment 75, the Minister talked about the danger of employees leaking the state of the business. In my experience of acquisitions and disposals in continental…23 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance Bill16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, the amendments in this group, along with those coming up in group six, are designed to pull back a Government seeking to overreach themselves and take on powers that…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, we have heard descriptions of a series of power imbalances. There are two large, powerful entities on the scene; one is covered by this Bill and the other is not. One is…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, the belated arrival of these amendments is further indication of the half-baked nature of this Bill. We were assured that the insurance for the permanent parts of this…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, Hansard will attest that I have been the very spirit of brevity thus far, and I will try to continue. This is about sunsetting. We heard, particularly when debating the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillI thank the Minister for his response. I did not expect the Government to accept the amendments, but there is an element of cake-and-eat-it here. On the one hand, the Government…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 73, 78, 80 and 144. In previous groups we have discussed the need for the Secretary of State to return to Parliament with an update on the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I associate myself with some of the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, around works councils. In my past life, working with works councils, particularly in the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I rise with some trepidation following four experts on pensions. I shall speak to Amendment 118, which bears my name alongside those of the noble Baroness, Lady Altmann,…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I draw noble Lords’ attention to my interests as set out in the register. The noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, in his understated way, called this a wide group of amendments…16 Jun 2020HANSARDHorizon: Sub-postmaster ConvictionsMy Lords, I associate myself with the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, regarding the campaigners in this case, because hundreds of people have had their lives ruined,…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillCould the Minister write to my noble friend Lady Barker on her question on mutuals?09 Jun 2020HANSARDCorporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. I thank the Minister for his introduction to the Bill, and for the time that he spent explaining it. I am gratified…09 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: EconomyMy Lords, I declare my interests as set out in the register. Today’s debate is timely and the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, should be congratulated on securing it. Your Lordships’…04 Jun 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillI thank my noble friend Lord Clement- Jones for setting out this amendment so effectively. He promised to be brief; I will be even briefer. Is this not symptomatic of the whole…02 Jun 2020