I have a short contribution to make. I invite the Minister to tell the Committee what is the purpose of the clause. The explanatory notes say that it

“allows the Secretary of State to switch off the deemed planning permission granted by the Bill in respect of future Crossrail works, should he decide to do so”.

The preceding clauses have given the Government the power to obtain deemed planning permission to build the network, presumably to facilitate and speed up the construction process. However, under clause 13, we see that they do not want that power and are saying that the process can go down the normal planning permission road.

Why does the Secretary of State want special powers in relation to the deemed planning permission process at one stage and, in respect of clause 13, under what  circumstances is that not necessary? I find the clause slightly confusing in that regard and I look forward to the Minister elucidating.