Postal Services Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 5:30 pm on 29 June 2000.

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Photo of Lord Skelmersdale Lord Skelmersdale Conservative 5:30, 29 June 2000

My Lords, before the Minister sits down perhaps he can help me. He drew my attention to Clause 44(1) which, in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b), is almost identical to Amendment No. 11 which will be a new subsection (2A) inserted between subsections (2) and (3). The only difference is the part which says,

"which enables comparisons to be made between the efficiency and economy of different postal operators".

All the rest is already contained in subsection (1). That makes the Minister's amendment tautologous to a great extent and therefore unnecessary. That is why I prefer the words of the noble Lord, Lord Howie of Troon.