"My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert of Panteg, and his committee on their wide-ranging report and on this debate. I declare an interest as chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority and, until last June, of the Competition and Markets Authority. I will touch on several aspects of …..." Lord Currie of Marylebone - View Speech
"My Lords, I declare an interest as the chairman designate of the Competition and Markets Authority which the Bill proposes should replace the existing Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission. I shall therefore focus on Parts 3 and 4, which establish the new authority and make some important …..." Lord Currie of Marylebone - View Speech
"My Lords, in rising to speak in this debate on the Economic Affairs Committee’s report on concentration in the auditing market, I should start by declaring an interest as one of two non-executive directors at BDO. I will touch on that role and the experience that it has given me …..." Lord Currie of Marylebone - View Speech