Further to that point of order, Mr Hood, with an eye on the time and not wanting to repeat the Minister’s speech, may I also thank all Members who have served on the Committee, particularly those on the Opposition Benches? It is not an easy task when one gets a note through saying, “Hey, come and join us on the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill for an inordinate period of time,” but they have been very assiduous in their contributions.

I echo the thanks to those who have chaired the Committee, including yourself, Mr Hood. I also think it appropriate for the Opposition to put on the record our thanks to the hon. Member for Chichester and the members of the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, none of whom decided to serve on the Committee for the Bill to which they had given pre-legislative scrutiny. I hope we will have a chance to hear their direct input on the Floor of the House on Report.

The officials have clearly been working very hard, and I would also like to pay tribute to Treasury officials. Sometimes, the Opposition give the impression that we attack the Treasury, but I can assure them that our ire is reserved for the Ministers, not for them directly. I would also like to thank the Clerks and my own staff, Peter Edwards and Joe Atkinson, for their help in drafting as many amendments and speaking notes as we have required for the Committee.

I would obviously like to place on the record my thanks to both the Whips, to whom thanks should always be recorded, and in particular to my colleague the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun. It was suggested earlier today that we could be regarded as the Torvill and Dean of the shadow Treasury team—I am quite happy with that Nottingham-oriented comparison, but this is not our “Bolero” in any way, shape or form. We will come back and no doubt work in close concert on future Finance Bills that are not a million miles away.

I would like to thank everybody involved with the Committee.