Groceries Code Adjudicator Debate

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Groceries Code Adjudicator

Lord Razzall Excerpts
Tuesday 20th March 2012

(12 years, 8 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Razzall Portrait Lord Razzall
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My Lords, I am sure that the House will agree that the question asked by the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, is very pertinent. I thought that my noble friend could have been slightly more robust in explaining the reason for the delay. Can I press him further: if this does not prove to be a satisfactory structure, will the Government be prepared to legislate further?

Lord De Mauley Portrait Lord De Mauley
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In fact, my Lords, if this does not prove to be a satisfactory structure and if I interpret my noble friend rightly to be implying that we need fines, that is already in the draft Bill.