Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL]

I shall try to speed up the proceedings in the light of what the noble Lord, Lord Barnett, has said. We have a specific amendment to the Bill and the Minister can say one of three things. He can say: ““I accept it and will table an amendment at a later stage””; ““I do not accept it for the following reasons and we will return to the matter if we wish at the next stage””; or, ““I am not sure, so I’ll think about it and return to it at the next stage””. I am not in the least clear whether he proposes to accept, reject or think about the amendment.