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Noble Lords might be surprised that my noble friend Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, a former London Assembly member, is not here, but we have to divide the Bills up between us. I recollect that quite a few years ago she did some important work focusing on the loss of small businesses that were just starting out and that operated on a local scale from railway arches and old warehouses. The development of London was denying those businesses the possibility of keeping going—too often forcing them to close down, in fact. The London Assembly is doing good work, but it could be so much stronger. That is why I think that a review is certainly worth thinking about.