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Local Transport Bill [HL]

My Lords, I support this amendment. As the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, said, there was general support among several members in Committee on this and, as the Minister will know, I very much support local determination on these things. We do not want people imposed from the centre. It should be up to local people, who know the transport problems and the necessary things, to be on the ITAs. My name should have been on this, but was added to the previous amendment by mistake. I very much support this amendment.