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On the statement of objectives specifically, I should reassure noble Lords that the Secretary of State could absolutely include improvements in efficiency and productivity within her objectives, and I am sure that she will. That is because paragraph 2(2) of Schedule 2 is indicative and not limiting. Provision allows the Secretary of State to include objectives about the standards that she wants GBR to achieve with its funding, and she can include topics such as efficiency and productivity as well as other standards that she may wish to set.