Part of Clause 2 – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 20 Rhagfyr 1973.
In this particular case, and on the sort of figures I was giving in the small areas, the assignment has been proposed in local consultations and seems right in the circumstances. Therefore, if it has worked out all right in this particular case with the authorities concerned, I think that we should leave the power to the Home Secretary. It has been used in other cases without complaint, because it has always been used with full consultation. With that explanation, I hope that the hon. Gentleman will not press the amendment.