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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 31, in clause 22, page 19, line 15, at end insert— “(14) Where the Secretary of State makes provision under subsection (1)(b) to remove a local government…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 26, clause 18, page 14, line 35, at end insert— “(1A) But notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), if a CCA prepares and submits a proposal for conferred powers…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful for that full answer and happy to withdraw the amendment on that basis. The Minister was as explicit as possible about how he envisages things working. I hope that,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I can see the Minister nodding, so that gives me hope. However, I have not had any such contact, so I can only go on what is written in the Bill. If that is the case, perhaps we…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)The amendments alter clauses 22 and 23. Clause 22 allows the Secretary of State, with the consent of the relevant local authorities in the CCA, to change a CCA’s boundaries. I…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s reply, which gives me some confidence that things will happen as we would have hoped. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)Yes, absolutely. I remember one of the changes we made when I worked in local government. Remember, that was just one public body—one council—with many departments, just as…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 13, page 11, line 31, at end insert— “(1A) The CCA must prepare a CCA-wide Equality Impact Assessment and must be produced to inform the work…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s answer. In general, I think his response does suffice, but I would like to push back on two points. As he says, these will be public meetings and…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 12, page 11, line 28, at end insert— “(8) If an appropriate person carries out a review under subsection (2), they must make the report of…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)There is a difference of philosophy, but the Minister slightly misrepresents the point I am trying to make, or perhaps I am not explaining it well. Our intention is not, as he…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying that; I would never want to misrepresent what he has said. On the second point, we are likely to test it considerably over the next…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to hon. Members for their contributions. I agree with the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale, who expressed the hope that we are not establishing a quango. We…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I think that is right. That has been the experience of the provisions of the Equality Act, and would be the experience here, too. We want these issues to be at the front of CCAs…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes, that is right. The suggestions in the amendments form a basis—I would be very keen to build that out across the protected characteristics. That provision has worked with…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move amendment 18, in clause 9, page 9, line 30, at end insert— “(7) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report on the non-constituent members appointed to each…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful to the Minister. I understand that, but I would like to know that local authorities will not fall victim to a one-size-fits-all arrangement. One could argue either…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I am grateful for that response. I take slight exception to the idea that the constitutions cannot be imposed without will. Yes, of course, all the members of the county combined…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)The Minister is of course right that such decisions are more local than central Government, but that goes back to my argument on the first set of amendments. Having told people…30 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventh sitting)I share my hon. Friend’s view. That point was made very clearly in Tracy Brabin’s evidence. Having said that we in this place have an interest in constitutions and the rules of…30 Jun 2022