Member

I also thank the noble Baroness, Lady Pidgeon, for her amendment. There is merit to what the noble Baroness has tabled and, in particular, what she has said in this debate. However, I believe that my noble friend Lord Blunkett’s amendments go further and set out a requirement for the Secretary of State to publish guidance on the design of floating bus stops to which local authorities must have regard. They also give the Secretary of State the power to request information from authorities and to make public any authorities that are not complying with the duty to have regard to the guidance.