The Lord Bishop of Winchester

My Lords, I am grateful for the various points raised—I was going to say questions too, but I am not sure there were any. I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Harris, for her helpful summary and to her and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss, for their support for both Measures. I entirely take the point that redress cannot come soon enough for many survivors, but I want to assure the House that I genuinely believe we have taken great care in developing this scheme. The board, which I had the privilege of chairing for a number of years, took more than 160 separate decisions in the scheme’s design and development. I echo entirely the positive affirmation from the noble Earl, Lord Effingham, of the work of Armed Forces chaplains and thank him for his support for both Measures. I echo entirely his thanks to the remarkable victims and survivors who have given themselves selflessly and generously to the development of this scheme. From the word go, survivors have been integral to the design and development of the scheme. I am also grateful to him for highlighting the wisdom of the review of the scheme. With my thanks to the House for those very helpful contributions, I commend the Measure to the House.