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Health Bill [HL]

My Lords, I do not wish to reiterate the words of my noble friend Lord Walton, except to add my thanks to the Minister for having listened so attentively and worked with us to make sure that "research" appears in the Bill. For the record, I also thank him for his recognition that research might originate outside England—for example, in Wales—but result in excellent innovation in England, and that Welsh researchers would not be denied credit simply because their research was done on the other side of Offa’s Dyke. As we have come to the end of the government amendments to the Bill, I take this opportunity, on behalf of all patients waiting for transplants and on behalf of their families who struggle with the difficulties of transplants, to thank the Minister and the Bill team most sincerely. Although not directly relevant to the amendment, the guidance on the preferential donation principle, which I introduced earlier, is now being taken forward. I have had the privilege of being able to comment on the confidential draft guidance and it looks satisfactory. When linked to the training of transplant co-ordinators, I think it will greatly improve donation rates. I hope that those families with the rare situation which I outlined will ensure that the wishes of the person who died are respected. I am most grateful to the Minister and his team. Amendment 14 agreed.