Greater London Authority Bill

Given the rate at which the Minister has spoken, it has been very difficult to gather all that has been said. I am grateful for the concessions she made in certain areas. I think that the noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, will be glad of them as well. I am very conscious of the time, as I think was the Minister in her response. These are extremely important clauses. They matter a lot to the boroughs in terms of how their planning processes are developed, where the Mayor will intervene and the nature of developments of strategic importance. I was not certain whether the Minister was suggesting that yet another draft order exists—the draft Mayor of London Order is the one that has appeared. As I suggested, it is not very clear what developments will fall under it. Once that is cleared up, and if we are satisfied that the Mayor ought to be involved, the order will be easier to put forward. I shall return to these clauses. The amendments will change in the light of the Minister’s response that there are areas on which she can relax. We will definitely come back to this debate again. On Amendment No. 95, I said that to provide enforcement in major developments, the Mayor will have to employ his own enforcement officers. The Minister has just said that that can be done in co-operation with London boroughs, but we will want to be clear whether it is essential that another workforce of enforcement officers is wandering around London or whether there could be better co-operation. I see everybody looking at the clock. I am conscious that others may wish to comment on their amendments.