Clause 150 - Making of application
Gambling Bill
3:45 pm
Mr Don Foster (Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, Culture, Media & Sport; Bath, Liberal Democrat)
The hon. Member for North-East Cambridgeshire looked totally blank during the Minister's answer, but I am sure that he was grateful for it, as I am grateful for the Minister's further comments. It is bizarre that the Minister began his earlier comments by telling me that I was confused between planning and premises but has just told us, in his latest rejoinder, that the premises licence may be one of the vehicles by which we will attach conditions in relation to regeneration. He now accepts that the mechanism that I proposed is a potential way forward; we shall find out at a later date what he proposes. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 150 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clauses 151 to 156 ordered to stand part of the Bill.