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HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 41, in clause 25, page 22, line 23, leave out subsections (1) to (8) and insert— “This Act shall come into force on Royal Assent, save for sections 9, 10…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I seek a little clarity. The Minister made reference to somebody who is seriously injured. They might be part of the proceedings as a friend of the family of somebody who has…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I am very grateful to the Minister for that assurance. Question put and agreed to. Clause 18 accordingly ordered to stand part of the Bill. Schedule 6 Conduct of public…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I previously asked for some clarity on coroners. I accept the position on His Majesty’s chief coroner, and the Minister confirmed about His Majesty’s area coroner. I presume…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)The amendment seeks to clarify that the Act should come into force straight away, except for clauses 9, 10 and 18, which require the provision of codes or guidance. I seek purely…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)Does the Minister feel that this provision might actually lead to some clarity about the amount of money that is spent by local authorities on defending themselves and their…04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I beg to move amendment 30, in clause 11, page 10, line 4, leave out paragraph (b).04 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fifth sitting)I have to disagree a little with the hon. Gentleman. A year is probably a good time in which one can make an initial assessment. We can then recognise what is happening on an…04 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025Is it possible to have some vague timeframe? The Minister is saying that there is a 12-week consultation, which I absolutely understand, but so many of these people are…03 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Infected Blood Compensation Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025The Minister will probably anticipate what I am about to ask him. It has been a long wait for a number of families, some of whom are in my constituency, so I am pleased to see…03 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am glad to hear what the Minister has to say. Sunlight is the best disinfectant; if anyone in the public can track through their complaint to something that is published on…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the right hon. Lady for her intervention. She is absolutely right: the amendment should not say “conduct of conduct”, it should indeed say “codes of conduct”. I hope the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)The amendment seeks to ensure that all public authorities and organisations adopt a consistent and high-quality approach to their codes of ethical conduct by requiring the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)rose—02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for that clarity. On the basis that we are going to meet to discuss this, and that Pete Weatherby and hon. Members from the Minister’s party will be involved…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)I am delighted that the Minister is listening; that is helpful. I would be grateful if she could consider my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle and me to be part of the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)On a point of order, Mr Dowd. I am not entirely clear about the process for this, but I realise that in the morning session I should have declared that I have an interest as the…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)Is not the point that, as the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East said, it focuses the mind of chief executives and very senior officers in an organisation if there…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)Does the Minister accept that a huge number of authorities, bodies and organisations may not, whether wittingly or not, recognise somebody as a whistleblower? There is a real…02 Dec 2025HANSARDPublic Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)How helpful has the existing law been in relation to the covid inquiry, which my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle mentioned? I am not sure that has quite got to the base of…02 Dec 2025