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Health and Social Care Bill

I have listened carefully and I will study my noble friend’s remarks, but I am still rather puzzled about whether, in my terms, the commission can administer the red card. She seems to be saying ““yes””, but I cannot quite reconcile that with her earlier remarks on Amendment No. 29, which seemed to exclude commissioning as a regulated activity. We will have to speak afterwards about what the terminology used particularly in Clause 4(2) actually means. Does it or does it not include commissioning—in which case, who has the final say? That is the purpose of Amendment No. 40. I am happy to withdraw the amendment at this stage, but I feel that there is a need to seek greater clarification than we have at the moment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 13 agreed to. Clauses 14 and 15 agreed to.