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Greater London Authority Bill

On a point relating to the specific example given by the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, I am not quite sure where it is relevant in the Bill or the Act, but the London business organisations were also consulted about whether they regarded the person in question as being appropriate. We did not know the person in question - if it is the person whom I think it is - and we were surprised that we have not be invited to encourage people to apply for the specific post. There must be something in the Act that says that business organisations are to be consulted afterwards.