Corporate Governance

Lord Taverne Excerpts

Wednesday 7th December 2011 Lords Chamber

[Lord Taverne]

My Lords, there is in all quarters deep concern about the inequalities of pay in industry, which have increased dramatically in recent years. The Government could do something practical about that in this House. Will they seriously consider looking again at the schedule and the timetable for the Second Reading of the Bill of the noble Lord, Lord Gavron, which would give us an early opportunity to debate it? Will they also give it a fair wind, so that this Bill, in one form or another, can find early expression in the law and make quite a difference to the present situation?

[Baroness Wilcox]

I am sure that the usual channels will discuss the matter and we will come back to the noble Lord.