I hear what the right hon. and learned Lady says, but clause 15(13) states:

“The personal identifier provisions are—

(a)the amendments made to the 1983 Act by section 13 ... and section 14” which will not have come into effect when clause 15 does. The argument is a circular one that does not bear close scrutiny. I shall return to the matter in the wider context of the pilots, because, as the right hon. and learned Lady knows, we are unpersuaded of the need for pilots in this context. We want integrity of the ballot box rather than further experimentation.

Nevertheless, on my rather incomplete understanding of the Minister’s response, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.