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Planning Bill

My Lords, if the Minister asks me to be patient, I will always be patient, so long as my patience is not expected to go beyond the ultimate deadline of Tuesday next week. I am extremely grateful for what she has said. I remember that this problem arose earlier this year, when we were discussing the Housing and Regeneration Bill, and the Government came back with an amendment that they and the commons experts said met the concerns. I still do not understand it, but I was told that it met the concerns and I was happy to accept it. As far as concerns the definition of ““open space”” and ““fuel and field garden allotments””, I was simply copying what was in what are now Clauses 129 and 130, which cover commons, village greens and town greens. I had never come across fuel and field garden allotments and did not know what they were. When I said this, my noble friend Lady Hamwee said, ““Oh, we had one of those in Twickenham and it was very interesting having to deal with it””. I do not think it was the rugby field that she was talking about, but you never know. The Minister invited me to withdraw my amendment. I am delighted to do so on the basis that we have been given a fairly strong idea that we will get a government amendment at Third Reading. I look forward to discussing that with her. I thank her very much for the positive approach that she has taken and beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 147 [Removal of consent requirements]: [Amendment No. 121J not moved.] Clause 148 [Liability under existing regimes]: [Amendment No. 122 not moved.] Clause 152 [When development begins]: