Member

I ask my noble friend to meet me and others to discuss whether there is some way in which we can still make this work. These issues and the emotions that have been raised should not be bottled into a debate about a regret amendment to a statutory instrument. They need to be taken as they occur. They need to be reasoned through. We need to be able to explain, we need to hear and listen to the arguments in government that are so powerful that they do not fit the way in which this Bill was framed. I hope my noble friend accepts that invitation and that we can find a way forward. This is not the way to do this. This is a bad decision which is against the will of Parliament. The consequences, as noble Lords have already mentioned, will be the Government’s responsibility.