Postal Services Bill

Debate between Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall and Lord Lea of Crondall

Tuesday 8th March 2011 Lords Chamber

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall)]

I should inform the Committee that if this amendment is agreed, I cannot call Amendments 5 to 7 inclusive by reason of pre-emption.

[Lord Lea of Crondall]

My Lords, perhaps I may make a point for clarity. The discussion we have just had about the wider public interest and stakeholders around the country suggests to me that what we are looking at is a sort of supervisory board. Does that not frighten the horses so far as the Minister is concerned? Does she acknowledge that the maximum number of different stakeholders should be somehow involved in this exercise since that would help to put our worries at rest on a number of other aspects that we have just been taking on board, such as asset-stripping and all the rest of it, and where ambiguities still remain in the Bill?