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Commons Bill [HL]

I am most grateful to my noble friend. I am sure he will be aware that in this House and in another place we are very resistant to retroactive legislation. I am sure that his firm words that Parliament will not produce any further enactments that will affect common rights will go down—along with other statements of principle by Ministers—in stone. I am grateful for my noble friend’s explanation of the term ““express grant””. I was slightly confused about what it meant, but I am now clear. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.