London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]

My hon. Friend is right. I want to bring my remarks to a close, because I am sure that other people have points that they want to raise. I said earlier that my hon. Friends the Members for Bury North and for St Albans knew far more about public toilets than I do, but let me end with the final two amendments tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch, amendments 3 and 4. We can cover them very quickly. Amendment 3 leaves out lines 10 and 11 of the preamble on page one. It would delete:"““It is expedient that the range of premises in London in respect of which street litter control notices can be served should be extended””." That is consequential to my amendment 15, which would delete clause 5. If the amendment were accepted, we would need to leave out those lines from the preamble. Amendment 4 also amends page 1 and the preamble and it leaves out lines 12 and 13, thereby deleting:"““It is expedient that London borough councils should be able to install turnstiles in public conveniences””." As those who have been following the debate closely will know, amendment 16 seeks to strike out clause 6, which relates to imposing turnstiles in public toilets. The amendments are merely consequential so, on that note, I will allow others to let me know their thoughts on the amendments. I hope that I have been able to make the case that the provisions as they stand are very un-British. It is our responsibility in this House to protect people's freedoms and to improve the Bill by accepting the amendments.