Public Services (Social Value) Bill

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I will be brief, as a great deal of what needs to be said has already been said. The legislation before us may not be perfect, although it is perfectly timed. The Bill comes at a time when social enterprises and voluntary community organisations across our communities are looking to the Government and all political parties to show support for the work they do. There is still a long way for the Bill to go. I hope that it will continue to find support on all sides in the other place and when it comes to implementation. People want to see more of this kind of politics. It is not partisan politics, motivated by getting one over on the other side. It is politics that puts society first, recognising that when it comes to the better use of public money for the benefit of our communities, we can all benefit from it. There is much more work to be done, and I hope it will be done in the same cross-party and consensual manner that we have seen on the Bill so far.