Banking (Special Provisions) Bill

moved Amendment No. 2: 2: Clause 15, Page 13, line 7, leave out ““5”” and insert ““3, 4, 5, 6”” The noble Lord said: My Lords, I make no apologies for returning to this subject. I just want to make three points. The first is that our protest about the speed with which the Government are rushing these proceedings through is against the Government. I would just like to say how much we all appreciate the strenuous efforts of the staff of the House and all those involved in producing so quickly the documentation. It is quite remarkable that we have public servants of the quality we have and I am very grateful to them. If we criticise the speed, it is not in any way critical of those who have done such hard work; it is the speed with which the Government are trying to rush through procedures. My second point is that we have here a very important move by the Government to ignore the recommendations of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. That is, as I understand it, the first time that the Government have decided to ignore such recommendations. When I press further on these amendments, it might be right for the Government to set out their policy on the committee.