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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her reply. We may see government officers in a slightly different light, and I am not entirely sure that across local government the Minister’s bright view will be accepted. However, as she says we have had quite a lot of debate on this matter. It is now going to be a question of sucking it and seeing whether the provision is going to work in the right way. I hope that all the words that the Minister has spoken today and on other occasions to the effect that the Secretary of State will have a light-touch regime will be borne out—and borne out by all those regional officers. That is where the negotiations will take place, so the Secretary of State’s view must be passed down to them. I am sure that it will be, but we shall wait and see. I have taken this as far as I can go and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 110 [Revision and addition of targets]: [Amendments Nos. 41 and 42 not moved.] Clause 111 [Designated targets: revision proposals]: [Amendments Nos. 43 to 48 not moved.] Clause 121 [Powers to require information from partner authorities]: