Commons Bill [HL]

Having heard the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Tyler, it struck me that in the first half of his remarks he made a cogent case for having the commons grouped together, and in the second half of his remarks he undid the case that he originally made and went back in the opposite direction. We are looking at it the wrong way round. What would be appropriate in these circumstances is for there to be a presumption that the form and area of the commons association is that which is favoured by the commoners. They are the people on the ground, and they know what the problems are. The kind of difficulties that my noble friend Lord Ullswater has touched on seem to be dealt with in that manner to the general satisfaction of those who are most affected.