I thank my noble friend for tabling these amendments; I have added my name to both of them. They are about transparency and legitimacy, raising very important questions which the Minister needs to answer.
I go back to what the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, said at Second Reading, which I think my noble friend referred to. He said that
“we have new provider collaboratives which, in fairness, is where the power in the NHS will lie. The Bill makes no provision for them in terms of transparency, openness or accountability.”—[Official Report, 7/12/21; col. 1789.]
I do not need to say any more than that. The Minister needs to answer that question, because it needs to be resolved before the Bill completes its passage.