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The wording in the bill gives local authorities a power that they may or may not use. Therefore, it certainly does not reduce flexibility.I am sure that other members have argued that there should be strategies for homeless people, student accommodation and migrant workers.
The strategy will be a mixture—it will set a direction of travel, which may or may not be affected by budgetary decisions, and it will make specific proposals, which clearly would be affected if budgets changed.
I know that one or two of our guests may have an input on that. There is an issue to do with where social enterprises can participate in that supply chain.