My Lords, I thank the Minister for that—he pierced through the gloom of the afternoon, giving an assurance that existing duties of Ofcom will cover the new powers.
I think we have a Pepper v Hart situation that works for the other aspects on the code of practice. It is not just the regulations and the duties and powers of Ofcom that are subject to it; the way in which the code of practice will be drawn up is covered also by the duties under Sections 3 and 6 of the existing Act. I very much hope so, and I need to take away and read what the Minister had to say.
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The other aspect which was useful—it was an assurance given to the Regulatory Policy Committee—was the fact that the Minister mentioned the impact assessments for secondary legislation. I assume again that that will not just include the regulations but an impact assessment for any code of practice that is drawn up. Again, I will need to read quite carefully what the Minister said about that, in order to get the right assurance. But generally, he gets a big tick on this occasion. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.