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My concern is also about the moral pressure that any panel member may feel. We do not know about the number of deaths. My personal view is that the equality impact assessment does not give us the detail that we need. The sponsor in the other place said that it could be 3% of deaths: that could be 17,000 deaths a year. If that is the case, I would be much happier with the pressure being felt through the High Court system, where I think there would be much more attempt to solve it and deal with it, than if it is hidden through a panel, which may not feel able to raise issues. I am not convinced that the panel is the right way to go.