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It would also take years to transition from the current ownership model. During that time, there would be no action taken at all to fix the acute issues faced by the sector, which noble Lords have already raised at length during our debates on the Bill. If a future Government were to take a different view, it would be more appropriate to make provisions for reform through primary, not secondary, legislation. I thank the noble Baroness for wanting to see a Labour Government for more than one term and I reassure her that the Government are serious about tackling the problems of the water industry: it is why we have set up the review and why we have somebody as serious as Sir Jon Cunliffe to chair that review. We want to make permanent, long-term change in this area.