division_name: Civil Liability Bill [Lords] &#8212; Uplift in exceptional circumstances
motion: <p class="indent" pid="c222.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">That the Committee consents to the Civil Liability Bill [Lords].&#8212;(Rory Stewart.)</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c224.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">That the Committee consents to the Civil Liability Bill [Lords].</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c226.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;reluctantly persuaded that this provision is justified: it is surely intolerable that we are known as the whiplash capital of the world, so I have concluded that it is open to government, as a matter of policy, to seek to deter dishonest claims in this way.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, House of Lords, <phrase class="date" code="2018-06-12">12 June</phrase> 2018; Vol. 791, c. 1603.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c226.3/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;If there was to be a reduction for really serious injuries, I can imagine why noble Lords would baulk at the imposition of a tariff. However, we are for the most part talking about pain and discomfort of a relatively transient nature&#8230;So these reforms&#8212;quite modest though they are&#8212;are a proper response to what I would describe as a racket.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, House of Lords, <phrase class="date" code="2018-06-12">12 June</phrase> 2018; Vol. 791, c. 1607.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c228.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;An injury falls within this subsection if it is&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c228.3/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) a sprain, strain, tear, rupture or lesser damage of a muscle, tendon or ligament in the neck, back or shoulder, or</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c228.3/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) an injury of soft tissue associated with a muscle, tendon or ligament in the neck, back or shoulder.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c228.3/7" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;An injury is excepted by this subsection if&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c228.3/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) it is an injury of soft tissue which is a part of or connected to another injury&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="c235.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;increasing the small claims limit for personal injury creates significant access to justice concerns.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c238.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="c238.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 294, Noes 238.</p>