Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords]

As the shadow Minister would not give way to me for a second time, I wish to put on the record the fact, which my hon. Friend will confirm, that we did have advance notice of the new clause. I met the South Downs national park authority on 13 November, when it made clear its support for the provision. It, like me, has had that much time to look at it. The Opposition may have been distracted with other matters, but that is a whole other matter—and, for the record, Aunt Sally was in “Worzel Gummidge”.