Member

For these reasons, I cannot accept the noble Lord’s amendment, although I thank him for raising the issue. I reassure him that the Government are actively working to introduce cumulative impact assessments as soon as possible. I hope that, between now and Report, the noble Lord will continue his dialogue with me so that we can try to make some progress on this. I understand his frustration, and I hope that, from the tone of my reply, he understands that we are very anxious to move this on. In the meantime, I hope that he will withdraw his amendment.