Welfare Reform Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister, but I am less than happy with that answer. I think that to have been consulting since December 2008 and coming to the Dispatch Box to say that it will last until 2010 is a bit week-kneed. Speaking for myself, unless someone of Sir Richard Tilt’s experience and authority in this field can be persuaded that what the Government have got to put in place as an appeals service passes his test, it will not pass mine. I will continue to raise this issue because it is of fundamental importance to the future of the Social Fund or any successor scheme. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 54 withdrawn.