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Finally, Amendment 235DA, also tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, seeks to remove the ability of the Secretary of State to amend or repeal legislation relating to the setting of national minimum standards for taxis and private hire vehicles in England. The current legislative framework for regulating the taxi and private hire vehicle trades across England is complex, fragmented and archaic, with some legislation dating back to Victorian times—I know that we will have a much fuller debate on that later and that the noble Lord, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, will be here to assist with questions that noble Lords have on that archaic legislation.