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Housing and Regeneration Bill

moved Amendment No. 35: 35: Clause 2, page 2, line 17, leave out ““or”” and insert ““and”” The noble Baroness said: This is grouped with Amendment No. 36 in the name of my noble friend and my Amendments Nos. 37 to 42. Most of them would replace ““or”” with ““and””. I take it that the items listed in the definition of infrastructure are not intended as alternatives. That is a very short point. Amendment No. 41 would include open space as a facility in the reference to, "““social, religious or recreational facilities””." It is not necessarily regarded as a recreational facility. I think it is more than that. It is certainly part of infrastructure. I do not need to spend long trying to persuade the Committee of the importance to physical and mental health of adequate open space in otherwise built-up areas. It is an important part of the infrastructure. I would say that it is central. I would like to be certain that it is included. I would like it specifically mentioned, but at least an assurance that that is what is meant would be helpful. I beg to move.