Schedule
Sustainable Communities Bill
2:30 pm
Phil Woolas (Minister of State (Local Government & Community Cohesion), Department for Communities and Local Government; Oldham East and Saddleworth, Labour)
Let me explain—I hope that it will be helpful for the Committee. Having rapidly moved through the clauses, we now move to the schedule. New clause 7, which has been tabled by the hon. Member for Ruislip-Northwood, is to replace the existing clause 2, and is countered by Government new clause 5. New clause 6, confusingly, would replace new clause 3. That is an inevitable consequence of the way we are proceeding on this matter. I am grateful to you, Mr. Cummings, for allowing such a debate.