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NHS Redress Bill [HL]

My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. If the existing law on disclosure worked, then both the NHS complaints procedure and those cases which go through the NHSLA would certainly not take as long as they currently do. There is clearly a deficit of information. I should like to believe that in due course, when this scheme has been in operation for some time and trusts have got into that famous ““learning culture”” that the Minister spoke of, such measures would be unnecessary. As things stand, however, I am not hopeful that that will the case for quite some time. However, I have listened to what the Minister has said and I therefore beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 26 not moved.]