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Counter-Terrorism Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for that response. I still have some concern that a lot of this is being to left to, ““It’ll be all right on the night””, but I take the point that it is about the relationship between the offices of the law officers as well as any personal relationship—although it is worth pointing out that until May 1999 the two officers were actually members of the same Administration. It is only recently that they have been members of different Administrations. One hopes that this will stand the test of time, not least for the sake of the Union to which Dominic Grieve referred. Most important in the Minister’s reply was that there will be a number of issues that the Lord Advocate and the Attorney-General will be prepared to address and that that will be made publicly available prior to these provisions coming into force. That is a very welcome response, and on that basis I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 34 and 35 not moved.]