Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL]

Well, it is opportunistic in the context of this Bill. After all, noble Lords elsewhere in the House could identify a range of very good causes indeed. If I sit down now, I can see two noble Lords on the Liberal Democrat Benches who are eager to rise to mention excellent objectives that could be included in the framework of the Bill, while not recognising the resources of the Bill as the ones that should be directed towards those objectives. I can say to the noble Baroness that it was a good try and an opportunity for identifying a very difficult issue that we want to see addressed. No one underestimates the deserving cause which she has identified, and the Government are addressing themselves to the issue, but we do not intend to do so within the framework of this Bill. The noble Baroness constantly upbraids me when I fail to answer her more detailed questions. She asked me one on the taxation issues for customer accounts.