Equality Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister. However, I think that the onus is on people like me to scrutinise everything on the Order Paper. There is no doubt about it: I tend to let these things go by default. I take the point that our antennae will be alert to this. I absolutely believe that the Minister is totally sincere in her intention that there should be proper scrutiny. My only problem is that I am sure that the noble Baroness will move on to even bigger things and her place will be taken by somebody else. Will we have the same faith in her successor? I am almost certain that the answer will be ““No”” because she has built up such a reputation. I had every intention of testing the opinion of the Committee, but in view of the Minister’s wonderful emollient words, I shall take this away and look at it. There is still time to bring it back again. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clauses 65 to 71 agreed to. Clause 72 [National security]: