Perhaps I can help and speed things up a bit. The subsection to which the noble Lord draws our attention refers as printed to the “City of London Councils”. The word “Councils” is obviously superfluous and a mistake. It might reveal where the drafting came from.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Tope
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 15 July 2015.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL].
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