Member

Knee-jerk reactions and assumptions that, “Oh, they’re just ripping the system off” are often based on the views of people who know nothing. Let us face it. There may be people who are ripping you off as well, but both are out there. In trying to get a good idea of what the Government are actually trying to get out of this, we all agree the principle, but then we have dozens of different assumptions about what that means. So if we can find out what the Government mean in this series of amendments, it will probably be able to work. Hopefully, this will be something that, as much of this Bill has been, is essentially cross-party. It is about how we get the right answer here, because the Government—as in all good democracies—have brought forth a slightly reactive Bill. They are dealing with problems that exist. I do not say that as a great criticism of the Government: it is simply that that is the situation we are in. I hope that the Minister will be able to give us an idea of how the Government’s thinking is going around about the transparency, how we get out and how, for instance, if you think that someone is grossly overcharging you, you are actually saying that is happening. That is what I hope we will get out of this discussion.