Compensation Bill [HL]

The Prime Minister said:"““The big lesson from public consultations is that what the public frequently demand is not direct personal compensation. They want to know that, where something has gone wrong, lessons have been learnt and that the same mistake won’t be made in the future to someone else. So, wherever possible, we want claims settled informally and quickly, without going to court””." I agree with those sentiments, just as I agree with that section in the Labour Party manifesto that said that we must bear down on frivolous and vexatious claims. At the moment, I have not yet seen the Government package in full. I think it was the ABI that said, in its excellent report that the modest provisions of the Compensation Bill will work effectively only if they are the first step towards a more comprehensive programme of reform. I believe that to be the case, and look forward to hearing about the other steps that will be contained in this reform package because the Minister has already acknowledged that this is but the start and that there is more to come. We can hardly wait. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.