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Compensation Bill [HL]

moved Amendment No. 16:"Page 3, line 20, leave out ““try”” and insert ““take all reasonable steps””" The noble Lord said: My Lords, the record of proceedings in Grand Committee shows that we debated an amendment to leave out the words ““try to”” on the basis that, if the Secretary of State was going to set targets, the regulator really ought to meet them. The record also shows that the Minister said,"““I completely accept the point about ‘try to’ and I shall take the wording away to see whether I can find a better form of words””.—[Official Report, 23/1/06; col. CG307.]" I am sure that the Minister has taken all reasonable steps to come up with a better form of words and I offer this suggestion in the spirit of co-operation. I hope that the phrase we have now proposed meets the Minister’s concern as expressed in Grand Committee that there may be situations well beyond the regulator’s control which would prevent targets being met. I fully understand that point and have ““tried to”” address it. I beg to move.