Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

In introducing his remarks, the noble Lord said that he supported the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, as well as those in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Tope. Surely they are basically different, because the Conservative proposal is to take away a duty to do anything and simply have regard to desirability, whereas the Liberal amendment maintains a duty but says that the authority should use ““reasonable endeavours””. Surely they are fundamentally different approaches. The noble Lord cannot support both the Conservative and the Liberal amendment. Which does he actually support?