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Health and Social Care Bill

My Lords, the Minister has explained this very clearly. We part company about the transparency, clarity and accountability. I resist the temptation at this time of night to start asking questions of the Minister about this matter, but I fear that it is going to take a very long time to sort this one out. One of the reasons why my own Government had not completed this task is that it is fiendishly difficult and fiendishly complex. I fear that this Bill is not going to make it any less fiendishly difficult and fiendishly complex, but it also might make the whole process a lot less accountable. This was in fact the final group of amendments that we had put down in our suite of amendments to reform the whole of Part 3 in Committee. The noble Baroness, Lady Murphy, is quite right. If you give the responsibility and accountability for the tariff to the Secretary of State, you undermine the role of the economic regulator. Yes, that was the point of this amendment in the very first place. She got it in one—well done. At this time of night, it is probably best if we do not delay proceedings. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 201A withdrawn. Amendments 201B and 201C not moved. Clause 117 : The national tariff: further provision Amendment 201D Clause 117 : The national tariff: further provision Amendment 201D Moved by