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HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsThe 66 people who have applied are those who had been convicted. There is clearly a wider group who have lost money, as we heard earlier from the right hon. Member for North…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Professional Qualifications Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central (Chi Onwurah). I thank everybody who has spoken during the debate. [ Interruption. ] Yes, all the people…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI appreciate my hon. Friend’s kind words. The £100,000 has gone out as interim compensation. The full and final compensation will not be capped but will be worked out on an…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsThese questions have been addressed not just in the original Justice Fraser report, which talked about the technology and the Horizon software; Sir Wyn Williams also has technical…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Clearly the Treasury has these rules to make sure it gets the best value for taxpayers’ money but, none the less, some things go…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI will not comment on Alan Cook, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind, but I recognise what he says about this statement, previous statements and Liverpool Victoria. Such issues…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI have said that the majority of them are pioneers, and I need to do more work with them. I say “the majority” because some of the 555 were convicted themselves and will…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI appreciate my hon. Friend’s words and, yes, the Post Office must do that, and it is. Nick Read, the chief executive, has come a long way to give the Post Office that future by…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause and schedule 2 cover a temporary moratorium on enforcement measures. The difficulties of paying commercial rent during the pandemic are best addressed through…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)Being mindful of European convention on human rights considerations and the right to a fair trial, it is important that landlords and tenants have the option of a hearing. Any…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I can reassure the hon. Lady that we would expect oral hearings to be very much the exception, because we want to make sure that we get through the process for landlords and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)As the clause stands, the Secretary of State already has a delegated power to issue guidance. Hon. Members have asked that amendments be made to place a duty on the Secretary of…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)We are committed to the principles in the Bill. That is why we have included them in the legislation. We will require arbitrators to follow them in their work. Arbitration bodies…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause is important because it relates to the key principles of viability and solvency that underpin the arbitration process. Arbitrators must ensure that an award maintains…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)In awards that give tenants time to repay the debt, tenants will have no longer than 24 months to do so. That recognises that additional time to repay may help businesses to…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)I will write to the hon. Gentleman if I am getting this wrong, but I think the arbitrator can take the whole situation into account, including what has been paid and the evidence…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The clause establishes the timeframe for making awards, requiring arbitrators to make an award as soon practicable or, in the case of a normal hearing, within 14 days.14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The Bill contains principles that are key to ensuring that rent debt is resolved in a proportionate way for tenants and landlords. The clause sets out how arbitrators must…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)The arbitrators will be required to publish awards and the reasons for making them in the interest of transparency, but they will also be required to exclude confidential…14 Dec 2021HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (Fourth sitting)As the clause stands, the Secretary of State will have the delegated power to make regulations specifying limits on the fees and expenses of arbitrators, but if the power is…14 Dec 2021