I, too, am grateful to the Minister for her reply. Coherence and certainty are always prayed in aid by Ministers when defending the wording of a Bill. Who am I to argue with that? The problem is that we are still uncertain how reasonableness will be defined in practice here and the extent to which assistance will be available. I take on board the Government’s intention to strengthen ICAS so that it can deliver the service. The other half of the question is: what will the patient be entitled to? What can I as a patient expect from the system and when can I shout that the system is not delivering what is reasonable? I cannot quite get a feel for how extensive a service will be on offer. No doubt we can return to these matters at a later stage, if appropriate. For now, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
[Amendments Nos. 51 to 53 not moved.]
On Question, Whether Clause 9 shall stand part of the Bill?
NHS Redress Bill [HL]
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Earl Howe
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