Housing and Regeneration Bill

I look forward to that process, but is the noble Baroness saying that she does not yet know whether eco-towns will be built at all? When the policy paper was issued, there was no consultation about whether there should be eco-towns, there was simply some sort of consultation about what they should be. The decision appeared to have been taken that there would be five and then 10 eco-towns. Is the position still that there will be 10 eco-towns? Secondly, the noble Baroness said that local authorities and local people must be involved, but the consultation process ends on 30 June. Two local authorities have stated their position, reflecting the wishes of the people in their community. Does that count for anything in the Minister’s thinking?