Clause 118
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]
9:30 am
Paul Goodman (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Wycombe, Conservative)
We see no difficulty with multi-area agreements, which are a good thing in principle. In the Lords, my noble Friend Lord Hanningfield needed to be convinced that this clause and the following clauses would not simply impose improvement targets on those who signed up to multi-area agreements. The note that I have in my almost illegible handwriting says, “See Andrews’ reassurances”, which suggests that Baroness Andrews was able to give my noble Friend the reassurances that he sought. Again, however, it would be useful to the Committee if the Minister spelt out some reassurances.