Clause 5
Compensation Bill [Lords]
4:30 pm
David Anderson (Blaydon, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman should be more specific when he talks about the NUM. It is a number of affiliated bodies, many of which matter in very different ways, so he must be careful with his language. It is clear that he is trying to make an analogy between claims handlers and trade unions, but trade unions are regulated. They have an internal rule book, access to disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, certification officers, and the ultimate one which we have to face, is that its officials are voted into office, which does not happen with claims handlers.