Welfare Reform Bill

It really is extremely annoying that for the last few amendments of the Bill we are under such pressure of time. Had we not been I would have stopped the Minister very early on and given him the same advice that I gave to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, on her first amendment—for goodness sake to slow down so that what he says is comprehensible. I found that pretty incomprehensible and I shall have to read what he said in Hansard. On the whole I am prepared to accept that this clause is purely technical. However, I will have to look more carefully at whether a supported living service that might not currently be considered to be a care home could conceivably be covered by the regulations broughtin under this broader definition. I think theMinister referred to that in his rapid mode of delivery. Therefore, I will only press him—perhaps privately—later should I need to, having read what he said in Hansard.