Employment Bill [HL]

Before the Deputy Chairman calls Amendment No. 16, may I ask the Government about their plans for timing. My noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral has been waiting for some time for his amendment. Obviously, we will not get to that today, so can I take it that we take just Amendment No. 16 and then draw stumps? I say that, not knowing how long Amendment No. 16 might take, but Amendment No. 17 certainly will take some time. If the noble Lord, Lord Wedderburn, feels that Amendment No. 16 will take some time, it might be better to consider drawing stumps now. I do not know whether that has agreement from others here.