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Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

I am not particularly persuaded by the Minister for two reasons. The noble Lord, Lord Goodhart, referred to the first reason; as he said, we will come back to the issue of status. It clearly needs to be investigated. Secondly—this is why I prefer the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart—I can see a case for arguing that when a Minister indicates, they have complied with the duty they have to comply with, particularly in the context of the argument that I developed about a culture of justification. I have concerns but I do not intend to push my amendment, not least because I defer to the noble Lord’s amendment and I find persuasive the reasons that he gave. I do not intend to persist with my amendment but I suspect that the noble Lord may wish to come back later in light of what has been said. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 85 not moved.]