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An amendment was tabled in the name of my noble friend Lord Browne—we have a day of super-subs before us today, and my noble friend Lord Dubs has ably fulfilled that responsibility by speaking to the amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Browne. It requires the Secretary of State to consult persons they deem appropriate before issuing or revising directions or guidance under this section. I hope that I can assure my noble friend that, in practice, the Secretary of State, the Home Secretary, will seek the views of a wide range of individuals before issuing or revising any directions or guidance. Therefore, I hope that that amendment from my noble friend, ably represented today by my noble friend Lord Dubs, is not necessary to legislate for in the Bill, because the assurance I give him today is to that effect.