Clause 184 - Powers when conducting an investigation
Enterprise Bill
5:15 pm
Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead, Labour/Co-operative)
I hope that the hon. Gentleman does elaborate the point a little more because I fail entirely to understand his reasoning. At the moment, I am dealing with a case where a large number of people have alleged that a company is unfit to trade on a wide variety of matters, most of the evidence for which comes from customers and others who have been—one is tempted to say—the victims of its activity. Although there is corroborating evidence from employees—to cite amendment No. 96—it would not be of much use without other evidence from those who are not employees. Equally, I think similar activities, and amendment No. 99, would have the effect of frightening off people from allowing their perception of what has happened to have any real effective airing.