Commons Bill [HL]

My Lords, I have two amendments in this group. Although I did not object to the Government removing the little word ““arising””, I did smile a little. I thought that if the little word ““arising”” could be taken out, perhaps the little word ““material”” could be put in elsewhere, but that is another matter. I shall speak to Amendments Nos. 56 and 57. Amendment No. 56 is a probing amendment designed to discover whether the Government intend that this retrospective consent will apply only to works—