Localism Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response and her explanation of the Government’s position. She says that she is interested in and focused on a light-touch approach. I would, if anything, describe ours as slightly lighter and less centric, but we shall not argue about this. It is an issue that we have aired tonight and in another place. It is important that there is genuine flexibility in these arrangements, and that there are opportunities for full engagement across the piece locally when these strategies are being developed—not only by local housing authorities and providers but by representatives of tenants and the community more widely. That is the particularly important thing that we sought to probe in this amendment. Having said that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 23 withdrawn. Clause 139 : Standards about tenancies etc Clause 139 : Standards about tenancies etc Amendment 24 not moved. Clause 141 : Flexible tenancies Clause 141 : Flexible tenancies Amendments 25 to 27 not moved. Amendment 28 Moved by