Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords]

I am conscious that we have not had a substantive contribution to the debate from my hon. Friends the Members for Bournemouth, West and for Bournemouth, East, other than through useful interventions. We have had no discussion whatever in relation to Manchester city council. On day two of the Opposed Private Bill Committee, Superintendent Lee made it clear in his evidence that the problem in Manchester is confined to places such as Albert square and Piccadilly, and that it is limited to times such as the Christmas lights switch-on, which is one of the big events of the year in Manchester. If the Bill passes unamended in relation to time and location, its ambit will cover every month of the year and every street in the city of Manchester, the case for which has not been made. The wider the ambit of such restrictive legislation, the more difficult it is to have a sensible enforcement regime.