Clause 1
Health and Safety (Offences) Bill
9:45 am
Andrew Selous (Shadow Minister, Work & Pensions; South West Bedfordshire, Conservative)
I am puzzled by what the right hon. Gentleman said about proposed new section 33A(2) limiting the increase in fines to £6,500. The intention behind the proposal was to index the higher sum of £20,000 in the Bill so that we do not have to come back to Parliament to uprate the figure in years to come. That was certainly the intention. If I did not make it clear, I apologise to the right hon. Gentleman.