Clause 42 - Guidance on requirements
Consumer Credit Bill
11:45 am
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch, Conservative)
I return to the point that I raised earlier. I rehearsed the argument there and I will say it formally again. The issue is the lack of checks and balances in the form of the approval of the Secretary of State of any guidance published under section 33E. There is also the consistency point that I made earlier looking forward to clause 54 of the Bill. In that case, a statement of policy would not be published without the consent of the Secretary of State. I hear what the Minister said on my earlier comments, but I ask that the issue be considered again in the context of clause 42.