Housing and Regeneration Bill

My Lords, I supported the amendments relating to community land trusts at the previous stage and I continue to do so. Therefore, I am very glad that the noble Lord has tabled his amendments today. I hope he will understand that what I say next is an expression of the affection in which the whole House holds him. It is wonderfully disingenuous of him to say, ““All I’m doing is asking the Government to take the amendment away and draft it for me””. That is very skilful and it shows the noble Lord’s years of experience. I hope that the Government will do exactly that.