I apologise if I abused the Aunt Sally—if I did so, I did so unintentionally. I want to make absolutely clear that we have had recommendations from the Delegated Powers Committee that we are obviously taking with great seriousness. One of the two big recommendations is resisting widening this Bill in the context of the technical committee. The noble Lord in this amendment goes directly against the thrust of the Delegated Powers Committee, which said we should keep this specific rather than giving wider, extra powers to the Secretary of State. I neglected to put my finger on that point, but it is a substantial one for that amendment.
Mesothelioma Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Freud
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 10 June 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Mesothelioma Bill [HL].
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