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Secondly, what geography are we talking about? Some mayoral combined authorities are very large, such as London, while others are geographically large, such as Essex, Kent and Lincolnshire. However, some are small, relatively speaking; my noble friend Lord Lansley mentioned Buckinghamshire and I could raise my own authority of Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. I understand how something can operate over a big area, in a strategic sense, but how can it also operate over a significantly smaller area and population in the same manner? That needs clarification. Is there an implication that there may be a desire to combine some of these areas for strategic spatial planning?