Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill

On that point, two separate issues are in play here. One is about the information required to be routinely collected for the purposes particularly of community reimbursement, but also for the operation of the schemes. It is welcome that that information will be put on a statutory basis and there is clarity about the kind of information that might be required. In doing so, it will provide for better information and better pricing. Then, there is the separate discussion that the noble Lords, Lord Hunt, Lord Warner, and other noble Lords have alighted on: the collection of non-routine data. Effectively, the question is, what are the circumstances under which that kind of non-routine collection would be justified? Assuming I have interpreted that correctly, I would be happy to talk to noble Lords about how we do that, as I committed to doing during the last sitting. My desire throughout is to make sure that, despite the fears of the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, the Bill is proportionate in its efforts to achieve our aims.