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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

My Lords, I, too, should like to thank the noble Baroness and her team for the many hours that we have spent on the Bill. I also thank my own colleagues, especially my noble friend Lady Hamwee, who is almost certainly about to expire at any time and my noble friend Lord Greaves, who is not in his place at the moment. His attention to detail, the result of his many years of experience, has resulted in changes which might otherwise not have taken place. That shows the value of detailed scrutiny of legislation by your Lordships' House.