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House of Lords (Members’ Taxation Status) Bill [HL]

Does the noble Lord think that the solution is to have a prescribed list? Normally, it is the role of opposition amendments to suggest lists, which Governments always resist, because by listing some organisations you exclude others. That is a well-known principle, which noble Lords opposite no doubt argued from this side of the Chamber when they were in government. It may be that in this case—I should be interested in the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart—a prescribed list, amendable by affirmative order, might be an appropriate way to go forward.