Report (1st Day)

Part of Postal Services Bill [HL] – in the House of Lords at 6:30 pm on 11 May 2009.

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Photo of Lord de Mauley Lord de Mauley Shadow Minister, Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Shadow Minister, Children, Schools and Families, Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills 6:30, 11 May 2009

My Lords, I thank the Minister for tabling these amendments in response to our concerns about what we considered to be the unclear drafting of this clause. I agree that the changes make it much clearer that the Secretary of State's powers to interfere in the ongoing RMPP will be used only as a plan B if the Government's preferred scheme fails, and I welcome that clarification.

Amendment 36 agreed.

Amendments 37 to 42

Moved by Lord McKenzie of Luton

37: Clause 17, page 9, line 5, after "provision" insert "in respect of a qualifying section of the RMPP"

38: Clause 17, page 9, line 10, after "provision" insert "in respect of a qualifying section of the RMPP"

39: Clause 17, page 9, line 18, leave out "which may be exercised" and insert "in so far as it is exercisable"

40: Clause 17, page 9, line 21, at end insert "in so far as it is exercisable in relation to qualifying accrued rights"

41: Clause 17, page 9, line 23, after "that" insert ", in any case where there is a qualifying section of the RMPP,"

42: Clause 17, page 9, line 26, after "order" insert "in respect of a qualifying section of the RMPP"

Amendments 37 to 42 agreed.

Amendment 43

Moved by Lord Clarke of Hampstead

43: Clause 17, leave out Clause 17