Clause 66
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]
2:30 pm
Paul Goodman (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Wycombe, Conservative)
Indeed. Amendment 60, as ever, seeks to tone down the element of compulsion in this clause by inserting “may” instead of “must”. That would allow local authorities the freedom to conduct economic local area assessments if they so wish. Yet again, we cannot see why it is necessary to include such a restrictive term in the statute book.