Commons Bill [Lords]

I support this group of amendments and I simply want to thank the Minister for accepting what he described as the ““Pumfrey”” amendment. As he knows—I am sure that he has read all the paperwork—Mr. Pumfrey has been an assiduous follower of our proceedings and has come up with a number of amendments, one of which we have already debated. Amendment No. 95 is especially important, as it applies to the common in which Mr. Pumfrey has a particular interest. I apologise to the Minister for my earlier, slightly senile moment, when I discussed that amendment in connection with an earlier group. That happened because of confusion between the amendment numbers that the Minister gave in his letter to me, and those that appear on the Order Paper. I am grateful to the Minister for tabling amendment No. 95, which will enable the registration of many commons—including some in my own constituency—that were established by virtue of their own legislation. Some were not registered post-1965 because it was believed—wrongly—that to do so was unnecessary as they had their own legislation. The amendment rectifies that situation and I am extremely grateful to the Minister for tabling it.