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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for that reply, which was a much better reply than he gave me during our previous day in Committee. He underlined that the Government have not chosen a direct form of drafting—which is to define current and deposit accounts—but an indirect form designed to ensure that the Bill does not catch anything other than bank and building society accounts. We debated that during our first day in Committee, as the Minister is aware, and most of us are dissatisfied with the scope of the Bill, but if the Minister is insistent that it should be narrowly defined, Clause 9 achieves that effect. That does not mean that we are happy with the outcome, but he has better explained the intent behind Clause 9. Clause 9 agreed to. Clause 10 [““Dormant””]: