Alex White (Labour)

It is intriguing that the Minister suggests that if this were to have been done, it should have been done in the Roads Act 2007. It appears the Minister is saying that because it was not done then it cannot be done now, but it can be done now. I am interested in the notion that this cannot be done in a Bill of a technical nature. I am not aware of any restriction on the Minister in respect of a collective citation being included in the Bill. Perhaps it is not normally included in a Bill of a technical nature, but that may be because it does not usually arise. Section 2(3) is a substantive provision and warrants inclusion in a collective citation. It is odd that the Minister should say it was not done in the Roads Act 2007 and so there is little point in doing it in this Bill. It is either desirable or it is not. I contend that it is desirable and can see no legal reason that it cannot be done in a technical Bill such as this, as it is not merely an amending Bill.