Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

Again, I move this amendment on behalf of my noble friend Lord Greaves. It seeks to remove the application of Clause 20 to parish councils in England and community councils in Wales, which, to all intents and purposes, are the same kind of body, identical in their functions but operating in different ways. My noble friend, rightly, is unhappy that, as the clause is constructed, the Secretary of State can apply a scheme appropriate to the other principal bodies and local authorities listed in the subsection to parish councils, which really do not need national rules. It is a simple amendment, although the Minister may say differently. I beg to move.