Clause 2 - Regional planning bodies
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
4:30 pm
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold, Conservative)
We have had a full discussion on this group of amendments. Again, I do not entirely agree with the Minister's explanation, particularly on amendment No. 5. If recognition is withdrawn from a regional planning body, the Secretary of State will have to take over some of its functions. The Government need to think more about that and, in particular, about amendment No. 5.
We have probed the matter in depth and to enable us to make progress I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.