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Licensing Act 2003

I am delighted that the hon. Lady believes that the Bill does that. However, people in my constituency—and, I suspect, in hers—would say that that is not the case. In the majority of cases, we have the ludicrous position whereby a local councillor, who represents an area where there are public houses, cannot get involved in the deliberations about the licensing of a specific pub. Local representatives cannot get involved. As I shall show shortly, special saturation polices, which were introduced at the last minute to help local communities, are a complete mess. I am being polite.