My Lords, I thank both my noble friend Lord Campbell-Savours and the noble Lord, Lord Tope, for their interventions. I shall repeat what the Minister said to make sure that I, Hansard and everyone else have it absolutely right. I think she said that the Government intend to bring forward regulations. I see nods on the Government Benches. I think she answered yes to the straight question—I do like straight answers to straight questions—about our change from “may” to “must”. I disagree that “must” precludes discussions with stakeholders; nevertheless, the assurance about intent and the word “yes” are great reassurances.
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I am delighted that—if I have understood correctly—the use of the word “qualified” in the government amendment would in the regulations mean “competent” and reflect the existing skilled person’s competence in the particular task. That covers the issue we were worried about. Finally, the regulations would allow for a certificate to be produced.
The noble Lord, Lord Tope, is giving me the wink that we have got the assurances we were seeking. This is a collective these days, and we work in that way.
We look forward to hearing something about a date, which could be intimated either in writing or at Third Reading. We welcome the straight intention. With those assurances and our thanks to the Minister, I beg to withdraw the amendment.