Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)

My Lords, again I am grateful to the Minister for his very comprehensive response. I am also grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for explaining his Amendment 35 and for digging out yet another example of an Act that governs the definitions of small business. Might I suggest to the Minister that, during this consultation, they include a question on how the nature of small business has evolved in the last 10 years? Obviously, there has been a spectacular explosion in e-commerce and other things, which will have a material impact on the types of definition we are talking about. As I outlined in my opening speech, the current landscape of definition is unnecessarily convoluted—expensively so, as the noble Lord, Lord Fox, pointed out. However, I recognise that this Bill is not necessarily the best vehicle for driving through that reform. I appreciate the Minister’s response on this issue. I will absolutely take him up on his offer of further talks on how we might improve a bit of a messy picture. I think I also heard him say that he is quite keen to find another legislative vehicle where we can address this in the future—if I am making that up, I am sure that he will correct the record. I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.