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Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL]

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply and the noble Lord, Lord Shutt, for supporting the amendment. When the Minister started to speak I thought that we were getting somewhere but, as he pointed out, we considered a very similar amendment in Committee. He said very similar things in response; that is, there would be some kind of review at some time, but gave no indication of what would be in it, when it would take place, whether Parliament would be involved or a lot of other things. The only advance we have made concerns the things that the Minister does not want. He does not want there to be a regular report to Parliament and he certainly does not want it to include other assets. We think that those two aspects are very important. The Minister has made no attempt to talk to me about the content of a report, notwithstanding the fact that we started Committee in early December. I hear what he says about making a statement on the Government’s view at Third Reading but I cannot believe that that will be satisfactory. I wish to test the opinion of the House. On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 13) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 159; Not-Contents, 125. [Amendment No. 14 not moved.] Clause 15 [Distribution of dormant account money by Big Lottery Fund]: