I congratulate the Minister on the tribute he made to the Royal Parks which are a pride to London. Column 352 provide. As has been said by the Minister, and indeed, by the noble Lord, Lord Brougham and Vaux, the smell and offence given by the cooking, if one can call it such, which is done by illegal traders, creates a disturbance which does nothing for the parks. Indeed, the authorised traders contribute by paying for the authority which they hold to trade. That is approved by the Secretary of State.
Unauthorised traders contribute nothing.
They leave rubbish, which has to be cleaned up. There are many traders and many who want to trade. It must, therefore, be a profitable business. We have all seen the queues of people standing behind the contraptions, which steam away and create offensive odours. One wonders how people can be in such dire need of refreshment that they need to give such people their custom.