Electoral Administration Bill

My Lords, it is for your Lordships to determine what you wish to do. I have made it clear that I shall ensure there is enough time. If that means that I have to move my meeting, I will do so. I do not have a date for Third Reading. I will ensure that your Lordships’ House is informed properly before I do anything. If the date for Third Reading is that day, I will ensure that my meeting is brought forward to accommodate your Lordships. I very clearly wish to address this problem—as the Government and I have indicated—and it will be for me to worry about timing. I will ensure that I do this in time for noble Lords to be informed of what is happening. I have no desire at all to do anything that could be seen as either bouncing your Lordships’ House or failing in my obligations. I simply would not do that. I will ensure that the timings work and that I get proper information on this to the House—and particularly to the noble Baroness, Lady Hanham, and the noble Lord, Lord Garden, in good time for them to determine whether I have found a solution or whether they wish to table amendments. I will guarantee to do that. On that basis, I hope the noble Lord will feel able to withdraw the amendment.