Does my hon. At this stage of my speech, however, I am suggesting that, as there is much common ground, that may be a reason for the Government to move towards the Opposition on new clause 1. Friend helpfully traces the background to our discussion. I have a characteristically non-partisan observation. Of course, my hon.
Friend is right to refer to our right hon.
Apparently, that did not occur to our right hon. Friend is right. The issue is important. It is appropriate that there should be proper mechanisms in the House and in the other place to address that matter. Friend the Member for South Cambridgeshire makes proposals, which I support, to improve those mechanisms, but I want to continue to outline why the Government should acknowledge that there is common ground between the parties on which we can build.