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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

Proceeding contribution from Earl Peel (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 8 February 2006. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill.

I think I am right in saying that my noble friend, who has clearly done extensive research on these matters, said that a similar clause does not appear in the Wildlife and Countryside Act or the CROW Act. While I appreciate the Minister’s reassurances, he has not quite answered the question of why Clause 16 has been introduced into the Bill in the first place.