Member

Amendment 28, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Browning, seeks to ensure that the duties on a local authority under the clause will also apply when a local authority exercises any commissioning functions it may have. The noble Baroness asked a question about the market shaping duty that I rather enjoyed. I will attempt to shed some light on that. To summarise, market shaping is about prioritising outcomes for well-being—in other words, improving well-being. I can see that the Opposition Front Bench is very impressed by that. It covers services for those who have a need for care and support. In other words, to use my language again, it is about getting it in the right place.