Health and Social Care Bill

My Lords, the problem with transparency and accountability is that the issues of confidentiality and expense are always used as excuses. I do not deny that my own Government almost certainly used them as reasons for not proceeding with issues of confidentiality and accountability. I am struggling with the idea that we should withdraw this amendment, because I feel that this is a really rather important matter. It may be a very small and minor matter, but it is actually rather important and I would like to test the opinion of the House. Division on Amendment 296A Contents 126; Not-Contents 153. Amendment 296A disagreed. Clause 148 agreed. Clause 149: Directors Amendment 297 Clause 149: Directors Amendment 297 Moved by