Section 19 of the Human Rights Act 1998 requires the Minister in charge of a Bill in either House of Parliament to make a Statement, before Second Reading, about the compatibility of the provisions of the Bill with the convention rights (as defined in Section 1 of that Act).

I am the Minister in charge of the Corporation Tax Bill in the House of Lords.

I have made the following Statement under Section 19(1) (a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Corporation Tax Bill are compatible with the convention rights.