Member

When the list of amendments for this Bill was published there were 18 groups of amendments. There are probably about nine or 10 different themes that Members will want to discuss on the Bill. When I came in this morning, there were 43 groups of amendments. I do not know why Members chose to degroup their amendments, but it does imply that a longer debate was required. Good faith has to go both ways, and any discussions have to be in good faith. We currently have six groups of amendments—three of them of just one amendment—on the commencement procedures of the Bill. That is not a very sensible way to proceed. If the noble Lord is suggesting that there are more sensible ways to proceed, I am happy to have those discussions. I would welcome them, and I am grateful for the tone he set.