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Building Regulations (Amendment) Bill [HL]

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have contributed to this debate, which has been sprinkled throughout with sense and sensibility and good humour. I thank all colleagues on the government Benches for adding to and adumbrating the speech that I had the privilege to make. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for her contribution concerning the London fire services. I assure the noble Earl, Lord Cathcart, that I did not take it as a dampener on proceedings that he should put the proper questions. I sensed a sprinkling of scepticism from my noble friend on the Front Bench, but I was encouraged by all the research that he has asked to be looked into and developed over the coming years. I hope that he will check the BRE report again, as he said that he would, just to get assurance. Bill read a second time and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.