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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

I apologise to the Committee for my phone. I had it on ““silent””, but it is clear that I had a persistent caller. I hope that it did not distract the Committee as much as it distracted me. I thank the Minister for his welcome. Although I am standing in for my noble friends Lady Warsi and Lord Hanningfield, I feel that I am rapidly becoming an expert on petitions. I shall not sign one lightly again. Although the Minister said in response to our Amendment 107 that designating a single organiser is designed to make things easier, we have our concerns. I am glad that the Minister recognised that there may be a problem with designating such a person, and I am sure that my noble friends will look forward to entering discussions with him before Report.