Civil Liability Bill [HL]

My Lords, with the leave of the House I will move this amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lor...

Talking about vulnerable road users, I was reading Tuesday’s edition of Insurance Times, and the ...

My Lords, I support this amendment. I, too, declare an interest as a regular cyclist and a member...

My Lords, we have Amendment 26 in this group. I thank my noble friend Lord Young for stepping in ...

We have not finished the previous group.

I am sorry. I will speak to Amendment 23 only to congratulate my noble friend for stepping into t...

I am obliged to the noble Lord for supporting their proposition rather than their amendment—which...

I welcome what the noble and learned Lord said—I have found it constructive and helpful. Neverthe...

I am perfectly content to meet the noble Lord. As I return to my feet, I am reminded of the regul...

My Lords, once again I thank the Minister for his contribution and will reflect on it when we por...

Moved by

Lord McKenzie of Luton

26: Clause 2, page 3, line 18, at the end insert—

My Lords, this is a very straightforward amendment. We know that legal costs are unrecoverable in...

My Lords, I have three amendments in this group: Amendments 27, 47 and 52. Amendment 27 seeks a r...

My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 27, 47 and 52, to which the noble Lord, Lord Marks, ...

My Lords, I am much heartened by what the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, said because my Amendmen...

When the Minister considers in the round the comments made by other noble Lords, will he undertak...

My Lords, perhaps I may begin with Amendment 26, as put forward by the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, ...

Can the Minister assure me that there will be consultation with the trades unions? Given the case...

Trades unions’ experience is, essentially, filtered through claimant solicitors such as Thompsons...

My Lords, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

35: Clause 3, page 4, line 5, after “percenta...

My Lords, at this stage in proceedings on the Bill most of the ground has been pretty extensively...

My Lords, I am a little concerned at the degree to which political considerations are supposed ov...

My Lords, I am obliged to my noble friend Lord Hodgson for his amendment. I understand the intent...

I thank my noble and learned friend for that reply. It was not entirely unexpected. I say to the ...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

39: Clause 4, page 4, line 27, after “injury” insert “provided ...

My Lords, the amendments in this group pray in aid, as it were, for the work of MedCo, a body set...

My Lords—

There are other amendments in this group, are there not?

There are indeed, and that was why I wondered at the noble Lord’s reticence. If the noble Lord wi...

I am extraordinarily grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his prompt rising, as it were, fr...

I am obliged to noble Lords. The amendments from the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, would place the re...

I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for his attempt at reassurance. I will reflect on his...

I quite understand the noble Lord’s concern, and I would be willing to consider any further amend...

I am obliged to the Minister for his invitation, which I will certainly take up. The intention of...

Moved by

Lord McKenzie of Luton

43: Clause 6, page 5, line 31, at end insert—

“...

My Lords, I shall also speak to our other amendments in this group. Amendment 43 requires that re...

My Lords, my own solution to the problem of the promise that the insurance industry has given is ...

I rise briefly to speak to the amendments I have in this group, which refer to a report by the FC...

My Lords, I first speak to Amendment 53 in this group, which deals with passing savings to insure...

My Lords, my name is down to Amendment 46, moved by the noble Earl. I entirely support what was s...

My Lords, clearly these amendments are directed primarily at two areas: first, the review or regu...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that detailed reply. I am sure that these are matters to which...