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Greater London Authority Bill

I am pleased that the Mayor will not control collections, because I think that that should be the boroughs' responsibility. We should welcome the fact that boroughs are being given the potential to develop schemes of their own, and to identify best practice that can then be spread to and maintained in other boroughs. Subsection (4) states:"““For the purpose of achieving its objectives, the Board may provide advice on such matters””" —matters, that is, relating to waste and recycling—to"““(a) the Mayor;""(b) any London borough council;""(c) the Common Council;""(d) such other persons as the Board thinks fit.””" I wonder whether the Government considered identifying business in a separate subsection. Local councils now understand the need to recycle; the biggest challenges may lie with business. Picking up a point made by the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), may I ask whether the Minister has had time to assess the impact of the Mayor's withdrawal of funds? Has he a view on what will have to be cut, or will not be done, as a result of the Minister's spitting out his dummy and withdrawing £6 million from the board?