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Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]

I agree. That is why I have made the suggestion in amendment No. 74, and that is why, when I discussed these issues with the promoters of the Leeds and Reading Bills, I went even further and conceded—to the chagrin of some pedlars—that, in the particular circumstances of Leeds and Reading, it would be reasonable not to allow the pedlar to have anything with him other than the goods on his person. The clear rationale set out in the main letter from the chief executive of Manchester city council, and in the separate letter from the leader of the council, which was well circulated—it was sent to a number of councils, encouraging them to ask their local Members of Parliament to participate in today's debate—is that the mischief that the Bills wish to address is that of wheeled vehicles drawn by so-called pedlars which are causing obstructions in town centres. Obviously I would think that my own amendment was a good one, but it seems to me that amendment No. 74 clearly expresses a way of meeting the intentions of the amendments tabled by members of the Opposed Private Bill Committee without creating a complicated new provision that would offend all the principles of good regulation.