Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

That seems to be a step forward. As far as the point in subsection (6) is concerned, I do not think that it is clear. Clause 5(6)(a) uses the words, "““at least once a year””," while Clause 5(6)(b) uses the words ““at any time””. There seems to be a difference between those. The clause should say that, once an initial scheme is drawn up, the information should be passed to the district straightaway—there is no point waiting a year. If the system is going to be that if at any time the county council is notified of any changes it must inform the district council accordingly, that is what should happen. The wording, "““at least once a year””," should not be there. Perhaps the Government will look at that. I do not claim to be the most intelligent person in the world, but I am not the thickest either, and a lot of people, like me, will take a long time to find out what that all means. I ask quite sincerely that, because it took me so long to work out what subsections (5) and (6) mean, those subsections should be rewritten in plain English to make clear what is going to happen, in a way that anyone reading it will understand. It may be too much to ask for that in legislation, but I am an idealist, after all. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 68 withdrawn. Amendments 69 to 71 not moved. Clause 5 agreed.