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Health and Social Care Bill

I thank the Minister for that reply. As with so many of her answers, although I realise that they are intended to be helpful, it sits against the backdrop of the Bill as it is. Anybody looking at Clause 42 sees a range of health providers in there and one mention of adult social services. The reason for tabling these amendments was, again, to try to rebalance the legislation towards social care. I am afraid that that must be done. It is vital that the CQC carries on the good work of CSCI with the Audit Commission, which has brought about a new level of measurement and assessment of social care services. That risks being overshadowed if it is not explicit in the legislation, which it is not. I take the point about allowing a degree of flexibility, but were the CQC not to be involved on an annual basis with comprehensive area assessments then the resulting documents would be somewhat lacking. However, I have listened to what the Minister has to say and, on that basis, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.