Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [Lords]

It is for technical reasons. Part 9 of the Enterprise Act cannot merely be applied here. Part 9 works when information is provided by a body in pursuit of its functions, but legally that does not work when the body in question—in this case, the new council—has a specific function to provide information. That is the rather technical distinction. That is why there are separate provisions in clause 29(5) and (6), which provide safeguards in the specific circumstances, and in the context, of the new council’s functions. I believe that those safeguards will be effective, and that they will deal with the hon. Gentleman’s concerns.