New Clause 2
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]
1:45 pm
Lorely Burt (Shadow Minister, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform; Solihull, Liberal Democrat)
I welcome the prospect of a sunset clause. Earlier in the proceedings, I got a bit excited when I interpreted the three-year review of the LBRO as a sunset clause. On new clause 3, I would suggest that six and a half years is too long a period, but I would welcome a sunset clause proposal. Based on costs of £4.5 million per annum, we would have spent £29 million before the clause would be invoked. That is too much and too long a prospect. A three-year sunset clause would be extremely welcome, and I would also welcome the Minister’s views on how we might go about imposing such a clause not only on this Bill, but on other Government Bills.