Public Bodies Bill [HL]

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken. They have all added appreciably to the debate. I also thank the Minister for her broadly supportive response. I would rather that there were more in the Bill but I accept that much is going on, and the combination of the MLA and the Local Government Association sounds a very powerful one. The Minister gave very interesting information about the 10 pilot projects. I hope that she will communicate the results to the House, as that would help to reassure us. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 21C withdrawn. Clause 2 : Power to merge Amendment 22 Clause 2 : Power to merge Amendment 22 Moved by