I hope this House will have a role not just in holding the regulator to account but in the design of codes of practice.

Harking back to a former life, in my experience there is always a risk of court involvement, but we should seek to be as clear as possibl

I agree, and I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his work and that of his colleagues.

The hon. Lady makes a very important point.

I agree with my hon. Friend that that is indeed the balance to be struck.

There is no vagueness here. We know what we are dealing with, and both the hon. Gentleman and the hon.

I do not wish to damage the atmosphere of consensus that has helpfully emerged this afternoon, but I have to say that I think that the ho

The hon.

We think it is important to get those codes of practice right; therefore, it would not be feasible to produce them overnight.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his support. He makes a fair point.