Member

In moving these amendments, my interest is not so much in their wording—I am very conscious of their imperfection; I rather prefer the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester’s approach—but I wish to draw out from the Minister her Government’s intentions. Do the Government wish to crush Haredi education, or do they seek an agreed accommodation? If the Government’s wish is to crush, I expect that we will proceed, when we have heard from the Minister, to an exploration of the wider and deeper implications of such an approach for other religions and organisations. If the Government’s wish is for a resolution, what is the Minister’s opening offer? I can see a range of ways in which a resolution might be reached, although, as I have said, I have no authority to negotiate. The right reverend Prelate’s amendment is one obvious approach to that.