Iain Wright: I am on my first paragraph, so let me come on to that later. I have plenty of time and opportunity to do so. I think that everyone was shocked when they saw this clause. An Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is apparently charged with boosting this country’s competitiveness and supposedly enables businesses to be freed from burdensome and unnecessary regulation, should not contain...
Iain Wright: ...to ask my hon. Friends to vote against schedule 17. I am confident that, in the face of the slowest recovery out of a global financial crisis and a double-dip recession made in Downing street, an Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill that repeals the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1967 to ensure that retailers are no longer obliged to notify TV Licensing of sales and rental of TV sets, and that...
Justine Greening: ...will require primary legislation to amend the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, as it applies to England. Subject to the outcome of the consultation, we intend to deliver this through the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. The consultation document, including impact assessment, will be available in the Libraries of both Houses and on the Department’s website.
Baroness Wilcox: ...competition authorities, free from political interference".-[ Official Report, Commons, 10/4/02; col. 45.] This principle is continued in the Government's further reforms set out in the current Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. Although the competition authorities are rightly accountable to Parliament for their overall performance, this is quite different from Ministers or Parliament...
Baroness Wilcox: ...the Competition and Markets Authority. Lord Currie will commence his appointment in the summer which will be for an initial period of four years. His appointment as chairman will be subject to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill receiving Royal Assent and to scrutiny by the BIS Select Committee. The appointment has been made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments...
Vincent Cable: ...the Competition and Markets Authority. Lord Currie will commence his appointment in the summer which will be for an initial period of four years. His appointment as chairman will be subject to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill receiving Royal Assent and to scrutiny by the BIS Select Committee. The appointment has been made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public...
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Iain Wright: ...the Minister for saying that. However, are we setting a new precedent here when it comes to reporting requirements for companies legislation, particularly for quoted companies? We are discussing an Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, but is the Minister saying that to empower shareholders and to reduce reporting and regulatory burdens on companies, we will see a rise in three-yearly...
Iain Wright: ...the notion that financial services are very important, because they affect people’s livelihoods, mortgages and general living, but there are other industries in which transparency is needed. An Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, in which we have a clause about director’s remuneration and, hopefully, one about improving corporate governance, is an appropriate place to look at this...
Iain Wright: It is entitled “Dated but not bettered”, and I cannot think of a better tribute to him. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill is still, after 15 sittings, a ragbag Bill. It contains some things with which we agree but also missed opportunities, half-baked and ill thought-through ideas, and policy proposals dusted off the Whitehall shelf. The Bill’s scope to play a part in ushering...
John Hayes: ...in a different way. Ten themes have already been reviewed and Ministers have announced that 50% of over 1,800 regulations across these themes will be scrapped or improved. Changes proposed in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will strengthen the legal powers under which sunset and review clauses can be included in secondary legislation. Addressing the way in which regulation is...
Jo Swinson: .... I also thank him for his advice. Of course he is right to point out that just removing employment rights is not the way forward. However, impact assessments have been published in respect of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. It is still progressing through this House and the Government intend to make further announcements next week on employment law reform.
John Cryer: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will, in effect, introduce no-fault dismissal by the back door through the system of protected conversation, which was debated extensively in Committee. Monitoring will be difficult, but what plans do the Government have to monitor the system to ensure that it is not abused by bad employers?
Katy Clark: ...policy in this area. I am delighted to have secured this debate. I hope the Minister will leave wanting to make changes to the Government’s proposals on whistleblowing law contained in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is going through the House. I hope she will want to consider that area of law in detail. I appreciate the matter is complex, and I am pleased that she will...
...by Stage 1 Debate: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Bill followed by Legislative Consent Motion: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – UK Legislation followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 19...
Andrew Lansley: ... 15 October will include: Monday 15 October—Consideration in Committee and remaining stages of the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Bill. Tuesday 16 October—Remaining stages of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (day one). Wednesday 17 October—Conclusion of remaining stages of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. Thursday 18 October—A debate on a motion...
Vincent Cable: ...a 10-week consultation. That would allow us to implement changes to the rules through secondary legislation next year. In addition to the consultation we will be introducing amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to implement three of the additional recommended changes to primary legislation identified by Mr Justice Underhill. Publishing the Government’s response to the...
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...referred to in paragraph 3(b) of Rule 9.12 of the Parliament’s Standing Orders arising in consequence of the Act. The next question is, that motion S4M-04091, in the name of John Swinney, on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is United Kingdom legislation, be agreed to. Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that the relevant provisions of the Enterprise and...