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Tuesday 10 February 2009

Proceedings

on Consideration of Lords Amendments

Banking Bill

Lords Amendment No. 83

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

          Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

To move the following amendment in lieu—

Agreed to


Page  111,  line  25,  at end insert the following new Clause—

‘Reports

(1)
The Treasury shall prepare reports about any arrangements entered into which

involve or may require reliance on section 225(1).

(2)
A report must be prepared in respect of—

(a)
the period beginning with 1st April 2009 and ending with 30th September

2009, and

(b)
each successive period of 6 months;


but no report is required for a period in respect of which there is nothing to record.

(3)
The Treasury shall lay each report before the House of Commons as soon as is

reasonably practicable.

(4)
A report must not—

(a)
specify individual arrangements, or

(b)
identify, or enable the identification of, individual beneficiaries.

(5)
The Treasury must aim to give as much information as possible in a report,

subject to subsection (4) and other considerations of public interest.’.

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments: 10 February 2009
22

Banking Bill, continued

Lords Amendments 1 to 82 and 84 to 97 Agreed to.



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