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Finally, I wish to touch on Amendments 238 to 240, also tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill. They raise important points about the role of the database in strengthening accountability and compliance and in protecting tenants from unscrupulous landlords. We support the principle that the database should serve as a tool to drive up standards and increase transparency in the PRS, but this must be achieved in a proportionate and balanced way. We look forward to working with the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, between Committee and Report on how we might take this forward.