My Lords, I thank the Minister for that. I simply wonder whether the funds raised by whatever we call this—I will not use the three-letter word again—will enhance the block grant. I am used to Northern Ireland affairs. We have a big block grant and we must live inside it. Apart from local authority rates and so on, there is no other way that I know of in which we can raise funds to enhance the block grant. It seems to me that these charges will enhance the block grant. I am not particularly content with this, but I will read Hansard carefully and give notice that I may come back to it at Third Reading. I do not like coming back at Third Reading, which is a tidying-up, but we have not tidied up this little item. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
[Amendments Nos. 119C and 119D not moved.]
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Local Transport Bill [HL]
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Lord Glentoran
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 16 January 2008.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Transport Bill [HL].
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