Office of Communications Bill [Lords]
6:30 pm
Mrs Anne McIntosh (Vale of York, Conservative)
I shall not respond to that challenge on this occasion. The Minister is wilfully misunderstanding the position of the Opposition. I prefer that the decisions of Ofcom should be taken by a majority of its members. It is not good enough for the Minister to say that it is for Ofcom to devise its working practices and structures. I thought that that was the purpose of the Bill. I am happy, subject to later developments, to withdraw amendment No. 35. However, I should like to press amendment No. 15 to a Division at the appropriate time. Ofcom decisions would not be published if public disclosure was not helpful on the grounds of confidentiality.
I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Schedule agreed to.
Further consideration adjourned.—[Mr. Kemp.]
Adjourned accordingly at nineteen minutes to Seven o'clock till Thursday 31 January at half-past Nine o'clock.