Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]

The more I listen to my hon. Friend, the more it occurs to me that the provision that we are discussing is more like a local byelaw governing how people behave in a local park. However, that byelaw would apply to local people, whereas pedlars are nationwide. We would not dream of introducing a Bill to attack chemists or doctors. It is because pedlars are working class and unrepresented—they are a small group without a powerful lobby—that this House believes that it can treat them in this way.