Enterprise Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — 30 Nov 2015 at 18:57

Amendment 70ZD not moved.

Amendment 70ZE

Moved by Lord Mendelsohn

70ZE: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause-

“Report on pub company avoidance

(1) The Pubs Code Adjudicator shall have a duty to report to the Secretary of State on cases of pub-owning businesses engaging in unfair business practices in order to avoid the provisions in Part 4 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, to the detriment of the tenant.

(2) A report under subsection (1) shall make recommendations on-

(a) actions to be taken to prevent pub-owning businesses from engaging in unfair business practices in order to avoid the provision in Part 4 of the 2015 Act; and

(b) provisions of redress for any affected pub tenant

(3) The Secretary of State shall issue a statement within three months of receiving any report under subsection (1) outlining what action he or she intends to take to protect the tenant, and if none is to be taken, the reasoning for that decision.”

Amendment 70ZE agreed.

Amendment 70ZF not moved.

Clause 26: Restriction on public sector exit payments

Amendment 70ZG

Moved by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

70ZG: Clause 26, page 44, line 26, at end insert-

“( ) Regulations shall make provision to require prescribed public sector authorities to consider, prior to making a public sector exit payment-

(a) whether the payment being paid is appropriate; and

(b) whether the payment would provide value for money.”

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