Home Office minister Lord Henley opposed Lord Marlseford's "one-size-fits-all approach", arguing that the bill already contained provisions to review powers of entry and introduce further safeguards.

BBC: Freedoms Bill: Government defeated over powers of entry

Terence Baker was cross-examined as to how he could be so sure that he had met Jeffrey Archer on Monday September 8th he had no record of a bill, no cheque stub, nor diary entry or credit-card voucher to confirm that he had been at the Caprice that night.

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They concede that no self-regulating professional body for managers could possibly monopolise entry to the profession, given the long list of entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates who have created oodles of shareholder value without any formal training.

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Moving the amendment during a second day of report stage of the bill, on 6 February 2012, Lord Marlesford told peers there were more than 1, 200 separate powers of entry in legislation for officials and regulators, in most cases "without the safeguards we have a right to expect".

BBC: Freedoms Bill: Government defeated over powers of entry