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Local Transport Bill [HL]

My Lords, the amendment would not prove restrictive; it would merely ensure that non-elected members were appointed by the ITA. It would not exclude non-elected members. Either I am misunderstanding my noble friend’s reply, or my noble friend is misunderstanding the point of the amendment. It is clear that this will not be resolved now; my noble friend has wound up and it is up to me to say what I intend now to do. I shall have to read Hansard to see whether it is the amendment that is at fault or whether my noble friend has not fully understood its purpose. I do not intend to press it; I intend to withdraw it. Since this is the last amendment that I am moving—I have had a whole series—I place on record my thanks, which I did not do as we went through each amendment for a deliberate reason, to all Members of your Lordships’ House who have responded to them, including those whose enthusiasm for them may not have entirely matched mine. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendment No. 117 not moved.] Clause 75 [Delegation of local authority functions]: