Greater London Authority Bill

Health inequalities are very wide, and I know that we have had lots of discussions in our borough about them. My noble friend Lady Gardner has triggered an anxiety in my mind that boroughs will have to work in conformity with a lot of the other strategies, and it depends on how this strategy is constructed. The Mayor has influence over transport, housing and education, all of which are included in the health inequalities strategy, but he will not be able to deliver—the boroughs will have to. I wonder what that level will be. Government Amendment No. 60 would remove the provision that ensures that the Mayor produces a final draft. Does he have to produce any draft at all before he gets to the final draft? If there has been nothing for the Assembly to look at before it gets to the full consultation document, there is no possibility of amending it before it goes to consultation if the final draft—if it is the only one—is removed.