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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Before the noble Lord withdraws the amendment, I should say—because I so often feel that I disagree with the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, on other amendments—that this is a very useful amendment. It represents the thoroughness that the noble Lord applies to this Bill. He has checked and the Minister has had to admit that she had not checked the contrast between Clause 10 and this clause. I have only one thing to say in addition, which may be something of a nuisance but which I say particularly because the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Llandudno, is sitting there. I notice the reference to Wales in the alternative. I am not quite sure why that is so. Consistency with the excellent point made by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, would suggest that perhaps in this clause, subsection (3)(d) would be better separated out—and the same applies in Clause 10, which has the same wording, "““county or county borough council in Wales””." If the noble Lord is right, I wonder about the inconsistency there.