Member

I respectfully suggest that Amendment 136, spoken to by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, is too cautious. It calls for a review to be undertaken in 12 months to consider the expedience of a statutory test. Surely the pros and cons, and scope, of a statutory test have already been well canvassed. It is not clear to me what would be gained by further delay and review. I was tempted to suggest that a review, if not kicking the topic into the long grass, would at least kick it into touch. If we have learned anything about the Bill, it is that much of it will not be implemented with anything near the speed of light. Surely this is one topic that can now be confidently grasped and not deferred.