Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

I thank for Minister for his explanation. I am afraid that he has not really convinced me and I am not sure whether he will convince my noble friends either. The people who can best explain how a local authority works are those people actually running it. Certainly, the GLA is important to London, as the noble Baroness, Lady Warsi, said. The various things that it does and the way that it operates are completely different. The role of the councillors is completely different. Therefore, you are expecting the London boroughs to be able to explain in detail how the GLA works, and I suspect that they may not be able to explain that as well as the people who actually sit on the GLA. I hear what the Minister says and I recognise that there is a difficulty because the GLA does not fit the parameters of any other authority, but I believe that my noble friends have a good point. I have a feeling that they will read what the Minister has said and may return to this on Report. The Minister certainly has not convinced me and I have a sneaking suspicion that he will not have convinced my noble friends. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 12 withdrawn.