Clause 13
Local Transport Bill [Lords]
1:00 pm
Stephen Hammond (Shadow Minister, Transport; Wimbledon, Conservative)
It would have been easy to fall asleep during the Liberal Democrat contribution. Having explained exactly why I tabled the amendment, it might have been helpful if the Liberal Democrats had simply accepted that rather than trying to prejudge in their own mind why I might have introduced it—one can hear the hon. Member for Lewes behind that oration.
The Minister explained fully exactly why the words have been changed around. As I said at the start, this is a probing amendment to test why the words seem to have been moved around—almost all the same words are being used. I can assure the hon. Member for Manchester, Withington that the intent of the amendment is nothing more than that in this instance. Therefore, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.