Member

I respectfully say to the noble Lord that I hope that, with those assurances, he will withdraw his amendment, but not withdraw the principle that we need to future-proof and future plan for the security of buildings. One of the best ways, as the noble Lord, Lord Hogan-Howe, said, is to ensure that in that future-proofing and future planning, we take account of the lessons that we learn from attacks that, sadly, have taken place and, wherever possible, future-proof new buildings by building in design to ensure that we do that. However, I reaffirm that the best place to do that is in planning guidance rather than in the Bill.