Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL]

It will be a question of it coming not to court but to the NAO, which is dealt with in the second part of the Bill. It seems to me that the office would have been on much stronger ground if it was simply told that it must carry out these functions than if it merely said, ““Oh well, if it’s all right, I was aiming to but I’ve failed””. None the less, to a degree I take the point made by my noble friend and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 37 withdrawn. Clause 7 agreed. Clause 8 : Reports Clause 8 : Reports Amendments 38 and 39 not moved. Clause 8 agreed.