That is very kind of the noble Lord. Also, we are having a Tube strike, and it is refreshing to have a Tube strike that I am not responsible for. I will take advantage of his offer and promise to write. Briefly, I can tell him that the Chilterns has...

That is very kind of the noble Lord. Also, we are having a Tube strike, and it is refreshing to have a Tube strike that I am not responsible for. I will take advantage of his offer and promise to write. Briefly, I can tell him that the Chilterns has...

I shall speak also to a similar order, with an almost identical title, relating to the Cotswolds. These draft orders will allow the conservation boards of the Cotswolds and Chilterns areas of outstanding natural beauty to reverse the effect of Financial Reporting Standard 17 in respect of pension fund adjustments...

I shall speak also to a similar order, with an almost identical title, relating to the Cotswolds. These draft orders will allow the conservation boards of the Cotswolds and Chilterns areas of outstanding natural beauty to reverse the effect of Financial Reporting Standard 17 in respect of pension fund adjustments...

It is traditional at this point to thank noble Lords who have taken part, but it would take some effort on my part to do that in view of the number of questions that I cannot answer. I might be able to answer the series of questions tangentially but it...

It is traditional at this point to thank noble Lords who have taken part, but it would take some effort on my part to do that in view of the number of questions that I cannot answer. I might be able to answer the series of questions tangentially but it...

Draft Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) (Amendment) Order 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) (Amendment) Order 2009. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Draft Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) (Amendment) Order 2009. Lords debate on a motion to consider. Agreed to on question. Debated with draft Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Beauty (Establishment of Conservation Board) (Amendment) Order 2009. Grand Committee held in the Moses Room.

Clause 12 requires the Crown to own all or the majority of the voting rights in a Post Office company or a Royal Mail company respectively. Voting rights are defined in Clause 12(3) as the rights conferred on members to vote at general meetings of the company on all or...

Clause 12 requires the Crown to own all or the majority of the voting rights in a Post Office company or a Royal Mail company respectively. Voting rights are defined in Clause 12(3) as the rights conferred on members to vote at general meetings of the company on all or...

I have sympathy with the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and his reading of the clause. Amendment 28 would significantly reduce the scope of Clause 12 so that it would apply to companies directly owned by the Crown. In this instance, that would be only Royal Mail Holdings plc. The...

I have sympathy with the noble Lord, Lord De Mauley, and his reading of the clause. Amendment 28 would significantly reduce the scope of Clause 12 so that it would apply to companies directly owned by the Crown. In this instance, that would be only Royal Mail Holdings plc. The...

Up until a few weeks ago I, too, would be declaring an interest in this and I, too, confirm that both in the public and private sectors I have never received any pension remuneration as a non-executive or chairman. Clause 1 sets the core scope of this package of reform...

Up until a few weeks ago I, too, would be declaring an interest in this and I, too, confirm that both in the public and private sectors I have never received any pension remuneration as a non-executive or chairman. Clause 1 sets the core scope of this package of reform...

I thought that might raise an outcry—as they are not employed under contract for their services by the companies to which they provide those services. Instead, non-executive directors are appointed as office-holders and therefore fall outside the scope of these reforms. Office-holders are excluded unless specific provision is made to...

I thought that might raise an outcry—as they are not employed under contract for their services by the companies to which they provide those services. Instead, non-executive directors are appointed as office-holders and therefore fall outside the scope of these reforms. Office-holders are excluded unless specific provision is made to...

I am terribly sorry, but as I understand it, the option is in front of us. Either we set criteria about average salary schemes to go into the Bill or we will have a wide-ranging reserve power to be exercised only through the affirmative procedure. Our view is that because...

I am terribly sorry, but as I understand it, the option is in front of us. Either we set criteria about average salary schemes to go into the Bill or we will have a wide-ranging reserve power to be exercised only through the affirmative procedure. Our view is that because...

We are confused. I will send the noble Lord a letter.

We are confused. I will send the noble Lord a letter.

Very reasonable.

Very reasonable.

I am sure the noble Baroness works very hard but company law details directors as office-holders and they receive fees. I have in my own experience come across this requirement from legal advisers. If Members of the Committee would like us to provide some chapter and verse on the relevant...

I am sure the noble Baroness works very hard but company law details directors as office-holders and they receive fees. I have in my own experience come across this requirement from legal advisers. If Members of the Committee would like us to provide some chapter and verse on the relevant...

My notes cover Amendment No. 138. I believe it has simply been omitted from the Marshalled List. I will speak to Amendment No. 138 and see what happens. We have come straightforwardly to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, which recommended that the powers covered by our amendments should...

My notes cover Amendment No. 138. I believe it has simply been omitted from the Marshalled List. I will speak to Amendment No. 138 and see what happens. We have come straightforwardly to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, which recommended that the powers covered by our amendments should...

I am not prepared for such a change in position, so I will have to improvise. I rise to speak to government Amendments Nos. 137, 138 and 139. I understand that Amendments Nos. 22, 36 and 52 will not be pressed.

I am not prepared for such a change in position, so I will have to improvise. I rise to speak to government Amendments Nos. 137, 138 and 139. I understand that Amendments Nos. 22, 36 and 52 will not be pressed.

The last thing I want to do is offend the Committee in any way. Taking the simple position, we are doing what the wise Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee recommended, and that seemed to be a good thing. We agree with the summary of my noble friend Lady Hollis...

The last thing I want to do is offend the Committee in any way. Taking the simple position, we are doing what the wise Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee recommended, and that seemed to be a good thing. We agree with the summary of my noble friend Lady Hollis...