§ Mr. AlisonI beg to move Amendment No. 4, in page 2, line 4 after 'district', insert
'(subject to consultation with the district council of such district within which the said land in the same county might be situated)'.1561 The Minister knew that I would table this amendment. I need not detain the House long in explaining its purpose. It relates to the situation in which a designated district under Clause 2 happens to be a designated district council which has power to operate in respect of a neighbouring district, always supposing that the neighbouring district is within the same county, although not necessarily a designated district.The purpose of the amendment is to ensure that when a district council decides to make loans or grants available to an applicant within a neighbouring district at least it informs, consults or gets the agreement of the neighbouring district council with regard to operation which it undertakes.
The Minister may have sympathy with this provision. I hope, therefore, that he will give it careful consideration.
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§ Mr. Guy BarnettI have my doubts about the need for the kind of consultation proposed by the hon. Member for Barkston Ash (Mr. Alison,), and I expressed them earlier in our proceedings today. But it is clear that the Opposition feel strongly about this and believe that a proper requirement for consultation with a neighbouring district should be written into the Bill. In view of that, I am glad to agree on behalf of the Government to move a suitable amendment in another place.
§ Mr. AlisonIn view of the willingness of the Minister to consider this proposition, and in the light of what he has said, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
§ Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.