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Amendments proposed: No.5, in page 2, line 24 [Clause 2], after 'statement' insert
in as nearly as may be the following form)'.
No.6, in page 2, line 27 [Clause 2], leave out from second 'region' to end of line 33 and insert
'If an elected assembly is to be established, it is intended that:
the elected assembly would be responsible for a range of activities currently carried out mainly by central government bodies, including regional economic development; and
local government would be reorganised into a single tier in those parts of the region that currently have both county and district councils. There would be no such reorganisation of other local authorities in the region.'. —[Mr. RaynsfOrd]