I well appreciate that the Government cannot require agreement in legislation or in fact. The Minister has referred to working between officials, but there are different political imperatives and priorities. I asked about the timetable. Can the Minister say anything about that at this stage?

I well appreciate that the Government cannot require agreement in legislation or in fact. The Minister has referred to working between officials, but there are different political imperatives and priorities. I asked about the timetable. Can the Minister say anything about that at this stage?

It sounds like a good year. There is a lot that I have not been able to take into account—it is in Hansard but not yet in my head. My noble friend Lord Greaves has several times told the Committee on the local democracy Bill that he has been reading...

It sounds like a good year. There is a lot that I have not been able to take into account—it is in Hansard but not yet in my head. My noble friend Lord Greaves has several times told the Committee on the local democracy Bill that he has been reading...

I am very conscious that, having missed the whole of the Committee stage so far because of the clash with the Grand Committee on the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, taking place in the Moses Room, I may well fall into the trap of repeating arguments which have...

I am very conscious that, having missed the whole of the Committee stage so far because of the clash with the Grand Committee on the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill, taking place in the Moses Room, I may well fall into the trap of repeating arguments which have...

I am grateful for that, but nevertheless I seek to understand how it will work with the other clauses because it means, as he says, any of them, which raises the question of the relationships between them. That is even more so if there is to be a single MPS,...

I am grateful for that, but nevertheless I seek to understand how it will work with the other clauses because it means, as he says, any of them, which raises the question of the relationships between them. That is even more so if there is to be a single MPS,...

I had worked out the printing error earlier. We are all accustomed to hunting round on the Marshalled List when we have long groups of amendments. It did seem that that was the likely explanation. Amendments 85BB, 85DZA, 85DA, 85DB, 86GZA, 86GZB, 86GZC, 86GZD, 86GZE and 86GZF are grouped with...

I had worked out the printing error earlier. We are all accustomed to hunting round on the Marshalled List when we have long groups of amendments. It did seem that that was the likely explanation. Amendments 85BB, 85DZA, 85DA, 85DB, 86GZA, 86GZB, 86GZC, 86GZD, 86GZE and 86GZF are grouped with...

Clause 43: Preparation and coming into force of statement Amendment 85B 85B: Clause 43, page 22, line 12, leave out ““may only”” and insert ““must””

Clause 43: Preparation and coming into force of statement Amendment 85B 85B: Clause 43, page 22, line 12, leave out ““may only”” and insert ““must””

I will certainly withdraw the amendment. The determination of the Government to ensure consistency is not in doubt from what the Minister says. However, I am still a little unclear about how the legislation will support that. I appreciate that a good deal of debate has gone before this evening’s...

I will certainly withdraw the amendment. The determination of the Government to ensure consistency is not in doubt from what the Minister says. However, I am still a little unclear about how the legislation will support that. I appreciate that a good deal of debate has gone before this evening’s...

In moving Amendment 85AA, I will also speak to Amendments 85AB and 89AA. This is an almost seamless continuation of the previous debate. I tabled these amendments to understand how the consistency between the various marine policy statements and the national policy statements will be achieved. The Minister and the...

In moving Amendment 85AA, I will also speak to Amendments 85AB and 89AA. This is an almost seamless continuation of the previous debate. I tabled these amendments to understand how the consistency between the various marine policy statements and the national policy statements will be achieved. The Minister and the...

Amendment 85AA 85AA: Clause 42, page 22, line 2, after ““MPS”” insert ““or in another MPS””

Amendment 85AA 85AA: Clause 42, page 22, line 2, after ““MPS”” insert ““or in another MPS””

I think perhaps I had better sit down now.

I think perhaps I had better sit down now.

It will be welcome if I support the noble Lord, but it might not be as welcome in half an hour. Who knows?

It will be welcome if I support the noble Lord, but it might not be as welcome in half an hour. Who knows?

Before we hear from the Government, I apologise to the Committee and to the noble Lord that the amendment is, as the noble Lord described it, weak and watery. Given the muscle that the noble Lord has shown in Amendment No. 120A, I would be happy to work with him...

Before we hear from the Government, I apologise to the Committee and to the noble Lord that the amendment is, as the noble Lord described it, weak and watery. Given the muscle that the noble Lord has shown in Amendment No. 120A, I would be happy to work with him...

The noble Lord might care to add that, in the case of the constituency Members with two or three boroughs making up their patch, as he puts it, there are few where there is the same party in majority control of the boroughs making up that patch. It is, in...

The noble Lord might care to add that, in the case of the constituency Members with two or three boroughs making up their patch, as he puts it, there are few where there is the same party in majority control of the boroughs making up that patch. It is, in...

I welcome the climate change provisions in the Bill. My question only occurred to me about half an hour ago; if the Minister wants to respond to it after today’s Committee, I understand. What is the difference between ““adaptation to climate change””, as in the amendment and the Bill, and...

I welcome the climate change provisions in the Bill. My question only occurred to me about half an hour ago; if the Minister wants to respond to it after today’s Committee, I understand. What is the difference between ““adaptation to climate change””, as in the amendment and the Bill, and...

I should like to give an example of what my noble friend has just said. In Section 41 of the principal Act, the Mayor when preparing a strategy has to have regard to certain matters, which is on all fours with this clause, and the achievement of sustainable development in...

I should like to give an example of what my noble friend has just said. In Section 41 of the principal Act, the Mayor when preparing a strategy has to have regard to certain matters, which is on all fours with this clause, and the achievement of sustainable development in...

I never thought of myself as a particularly imaginative person, but the Bill has made me realise that I have a more vivid imagination than the Government about what might go wrong—as I have said before, not with the current cast of characters, but in some, I hope always, hypothetical...

I never thought of myself as a particularly imaginative person, but the Bill has made me realise that I have a more vivid imagination than the Government about what might go wrong—as I have said before, not with the current cast of characters, but in some, I hope always, hypothetical...

moved Amendment No. 116: 116: Clause 49, page 49, line 16, at end insert— ““(8) Any constituent body proposing to enter into any arrangements under subsection (2) above shall have regard to the needs and requirements of any constituent body with which it proposes to enter into such an agreement....

moved Amendment No. 116: 116: Clause 49, page 49, line 16, at end insert— ““(8) Any constituent body proposing to enter into any arrangements under subsection (2) above shall have regard to the needs and requirements of any constituent body with which it proposes to enter into such an agreement....

Fairly early on in his introduction of the amendment, the noble Lord said that he was in favour of London having a strong mayoral model. I am not sure that it is necessary to support that point of view, because we already have a strong mayoral model. That aside, there...

Fairly early on in his introduction of the amendment, the noble Lord said that he was in favour of London having a strong mayoral model. I am not sure that it is necessary to support that point of view, because we already have a strong mayoral model. That aside, there...

While the noble Lord, Lord Hanningfield, is working on his retort, perhaps I may say that I am a little confused by the words in the amendment which seem not to be quite what the noble Lord was arguing for. The amendment requires the strategy to be, "““in general conformity...

While the noble Lord, Lord Hanningfield, is working on his retort, perhaps I may say that I am a little confused by the words in the amendment which seem not to be quite what the noble Lord was arguing for. The amendment requires the strategy to be, "““in general conformity...