Member

On that basis, it will be very difficult. Neither document promises partnership boards as such. It is said that there will be partnerships, but a partnership board would be a natural way to articulate that partnership and for it to be put into effect. So I would have thought that in principle this amendment would be welcome to the Government and that they would say, “Yes, we have this policy; it is stated in Getting Britain Moving”. Is it possible that this document could be rewritten by some ethereal intervention in the course of debate, as the last one was? I hope not. I hope that it has some stability, at least until the end of our debate on this group of amendments. Will the Government sign up for this? Would this not be a sensible way of putting their own policy into effect?