My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken in this short debate. I am disappointed that the Government do not feel that it is timely. March is just one month away—by the time the Bill becomes an Act and is implemented, it will be here. This amendment does not set in stone exactly how the training would be implemented. It talks about a code of practice which would, after consultation, develop the means and the method.
I know that questions were asked about whether the aim was to mandate a standardised and evaluated training and to define a set of standards in schools that have to be met, and that Paula and Tom McGowan favour a standardised training programme, the Oliver McGowan mandatory training programme. I want to
end by again acknowledging and putting on record my appreciation of the hard work they have done. It will stand people with learning disabilities and autistic people well in the future. I look forward to further conversations with the Minister. There does need to be a link to health outcomes, whatever route is taken, through the national mortality review, and a willingness to review the adequacy of the programme on a regular basis, and I would be happier if it were in the Bill. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.