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Equality Bill [HL]

What I am really saying to the noble Lord is that we should try to have the dialogue. It was not actually me who described the proposals of the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, as cumbersome. I think that the noble Lord himself said, in moving them, that he was not sure they were quite right. There were some difficulties about how it would all work in practice. What we are all seeking is to ensure that the Bill—and the operation of the commission—establishes the right relationship between the Government and the commission. It also must make sure that we have confidence about its independence. It would be much better if the noble Lord sat down with me and officials to try to work this through, rather than him trying to come up with what he rightly says is yet another version of the same change.