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Commons Bill [Lords]

I am grateful to the Minister, both for his wise words, and for having the wisdom to make the right speech this afternoon. Naturally, I shall not withdraw the amendment, and I hope that we do not vote on it, as that is not necessary. I congratulate the Minister, at the close of our debate, on accepting the amendment. It is a long time since I have had an amendment accepted in the House, so I am slightly out of practice. I am grateful to the Minister for his kind words, but he should offer them not to me but to the Cumbrian Commoners Association, which is skilled and knowledgeable, because it has been dealing with commons for hundreds of years, and understands them. I am grateful that the Minister and his officials have listened to our point of view, and I assure him that we will not need to deal with the matter in the House for a considerable period. He has some flexibility available to him, but it he will be required to exercise his judgment only on rare occasions, and that is the way it should be. Amendment agreed to.