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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 September 2026

Debate

Commercial Payments Bill [HL]

Contribution

22: Clause 11, page 15, line 34, at end insert— “(3) A party to a construction contract is not precluded from engaging with a third party in the transference of money to another party to the construction contract under subsection (1).”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment seeks to probe whether escrow arrangements would still be permitted under the terms of the Bill.

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