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Business Rate Supplements Bill

My Lords, given that the House has other business, I shall only briefly echo the sentiments expressed by the Minister and the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee. This Bill departs this place in better shape than when it arrived, which is a testament to cross-party co-operation and the great knowledge and expertise that have been brought to bear on it. I particularly pay tribute to the benefit that the House has had of the support and experience of the noble Lords, Lord Jenkin of Roding and Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville. I also pay tribute to the sterling work of the Bill team in the support that it has offered not only to successive Ministers at the Dispatch Box but also to us. It is good to see two predecessors in their place. The noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, who was terrific in the way in which she consulted on, led on and initiated this Bill, is standing at the Bar of the House, waiting keenly, I am sure, to embark on that mammoth tour of English Heritage sites around the country. Finally, on behalf of the noble Earl, Lord Cathcart, and myself, I thank Miss Clemmie Grant for the assistance that she gave these Benches in Committee, Report and Third Reading.