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Baroness CoussinsCrossbench- Quote
- moved Amendment No. 1:
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Lord MonsonCrossbench- Quote
- My Lords, in Committee I joined my noble friend in expressing disquiet at the draconian nature of the penalties proposed in the original Bill. The noble Lord, Lord Mitchell, has always been extremely reasonable and accommodating during our deliberations, so if it is indeed the case that he will accept the amendment, that is excellent news. I look forward to hearing what he has to say.
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Lord McColl of DulwichConservative- Quote
- My Lords, I, too, support the amendment. A fine at level 5 on the standard scale, which is £5,000, is quite appropriate.
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Baroness ThorntonLabour- Quote
- My Lords, again I congratulate my noble friend on the progress that his Bill continues to make through the House. In the interests of not repeating arguments made in Committee, I do not intend to speak at length. My noble friend knows the Government’s position: we are monitoring the progress of the voluntary agreement with the industry on alcohol labelling and I hope that the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, was correct when she said in Committee that drinks producers are not as intransigent as the tobacco industry was. However, as we have said, if the agreement is not implemented, we will consult on legislation.
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Lord MitchellLabour- Quote
- My Lords, on reflection and having considered all the issues I, too, have come to the conclusion that banging someone up for two years for an infringement such as this is somewhat excessive, so I am happy to support the noble Baroness in her amendment.
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- Baroness CoussinsCrossbench
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- My Lords, I do not have anything to add to what has been said and I thank all noble Lords for their support. On Question, amendment agreed to.
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Baroness Royall of BlaisdonLabour- Quote
- My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn during pleasure. Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to. [The Sitting was suspended from 7.48 to 8.40 pm.]
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