The Deputy Speaker (Lord Ashton of Hyde) (Non-Afl)

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Campbell-Savours, is taking part remotely. I invite the noble Lord to speak.

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness the Leader of the House for coming up with and discussing this elegant solution, and for moving Amendment 1 and speaking to the consequential amendments,

There is still ping-pong. However, I accept what the noble Baroness the Leader of the House has said. I am quite surprised there is such controversy about what I thought was a fairly common-sense amen

I do not agree with that exactly. It would be perfectly possible to have discussions, even if it was in the Bill. Even if there are particular problems, once it is in the Bill it can be brought back a

It is a shame that it is take it or leave it, as far as discussions are concerned.

My Lords, I thank everyone who spoke in this debate, including my co-signatories—a formidable legal team. I repeat my thanks to the Leader of the House, who spent a lot of time discussing this with me