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Housing Benefit (Local Housing Allowance and Information Sharing) Amendment Regulations 2007

My Lords, to use the word of the noble Lord, Lord Skelmersdale, you will be pleased to know that I am all perorated out. I just want to thank, first, the noble Lord, Lord Skelmersdale, for his support on certain issues. I am sorry if he felt that I was not tough enough. Perhaps we should not have been talking about flags. Perhaps on this day of national mourning we should be talking about red cards and yellow cards. I am sorry if I have not waved the yellow card strongly enough for him. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply. I am grateful for his clarification that the latest version of the guidance manual has taken on board the points that we were concerned about. Obviously, we will read carefully and reflect on the rest of his speech. I am sure that we will return to these issues in the near future as evidence builds up on the ground on how it is all working. Meanwhile, I beg leave to withdraw the Motion. Motion, by leave, withdrawn.