Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL]

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:30 pm on 29 January 2008.

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Photo of Viscount Eccles Viscount Eccles Conservative 5:30, 29 January 2008

My Lords, will the Minister read out more of what was said by the Delegated Powers Committee, of which I am a member? I believe it said, as he rightly stated, that it was a finely balanced affair. This was following the scheme in the lottery Acts, but if it had not been for that, the powers taken were wide enough to be described as having a legislative purpose. So it was a balanced comment; it was not wholly favourable.