Radiologists should be properly registered. Will that be carried out by people who are professionally registered? If they are professionally registered, are they carrying this out as part of their profession or as an agent of the Home Office? If they are carrying it out on behalf of somebody else, how does that square with their professional obligations and requirements? Again, that has not been clarified. Can the noble Lord clarify that point, and if it is not going to be carried out by a regulated professional, is it legal for it to be carried out by somebody else? It is not legal for somebody to carry out something which purports to be dentistry if they are not a registered dentist, and the same will be true for radiographers. These issues which should be clarified.
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I am sorry—I appreciate that the hour is getting late—but this policy is a mess. I suspect that the Minister is persisting with this only because of a desire to be seen to be doing something about this problem, but this will not solve it; it will create more confusion. Given the extraordinary comments we have had about consent and whether someone can conceivably give unfettered, informed consent under circumstances in which they are being told that it will be counted against them, this is a mess and the Government should withdraw it.