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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) 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.

We referred in passing to Amendment No. 275 when discussing the general purposes of Natural England. The Minister then explained that there was a difference between that and the role of the JNCC, which should have the primary scientific and environmental role, so that in this context ““desirability”” was a more reasonable word than ““necessity””. Having taken that to heart, I shall not move my amendment.