I am again grateful to the Minister. It is not much comfort that Clause 79 applies to a number of subjects, including judicial review, and that it is not the only subject of this odd clause. Nor is it much of an argument that provisions of this sort can be found in some other pieces of legislation. Perhaps we have not as a House adequately addressed the issues when those Bills came before us. That is no reason for not doing so now. Nor, if I may say so, am I much reassured by the Minister’s reliance on the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Stamford, in Committee. That is perhaps not the strongest point that the Minister has made during our debates tonight, although I recognise that the hour is late and some account can be taken of that. For my part, I still do not understand why the word supplementary is needed in this Bill.
10.15 pm
We end Report on Part 4 as we began it this afternoon. Despite the concerns that have been expressed around the House in Committee and again today, the Government have not moved on any of the Part 4 issues which we debated in Committee. I make it very clear that I do not blame the Minister for that. He has argued the Government’s case with conspicuous skill and courtesy at all times and, for my part, I thank him for that. However, in relation to Part 4, I hope that when the Bill returns to the other place, Ministers there might belatedly begin to listen and to address the concerns that this House has expressed and voted on today. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.