Clause 7
Local Democracy, Economic Developmentand Construction Bill [Lords]
5:00 pm
Paul Goodman (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Wycombe, Conservative)
I am trying to imagine a situation in which the Opposition or others voted successfully to delete all the rest of the clauses in this chapter but—out of sheer whim, caprice and mischief—decided to leave clause 7 standing just to satisfy Ministers that we were not opposing every clause in the Bill. I think that would be a piece of whim, mischief and caprice too far. For that reason, I see no logical reason why the clause should stand.