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Postal Services Bill [HL]

Perhaps I may try now. To recap, Clause 17 is about the division of the RMPP into different sections because of Post Office Ltd and so on. However, it is also about having, on a contingency basis, the ability to create a section of that scheme if, for practical or other reasons, it is not possible to set up a separate government scheme. If the unfunded scheme in respect of accrued liabilities cannot be put into a separate scheme, it may, or should, be possible to do it through a separate section of the RMPP. Obviously if that happens, given that that section will not have any investments in it, its ability to deal with those accrued liabilities will depend on the Government putting money into it and then dealing with increases. That is why it is structured on that basis. I hope that that helps the noble Lord. I can see that the alternative can be confusing, but it is an important fallback position, should we not be able to set up that separate scheme.