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Moreover, regulations made under Clause 117 are subject, as I have just said, to the draft affirmative procedure in both Houses and, once approved, would have a further gap before the regulations would come into force. I will also add that the Government have responded to the report on the Bill by the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, which included a recommendation in respect of the powers in Clause 117, and I intend to bring forward an amendment on Report to provide much more detail on narrowing the scope of Clause 117 by introducing clearer criteria for the types of articles that may be specified in regulations, in response to the report on the Bill that the committee has produced.