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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bills on Tuesday, 28 February 2006, in the House of Lords.
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill. Lords Committee stage sixth day. Clauses 61 to 101 agreed to, Clauses 62, 63, 68, 74, 99 agreed to as amended. Schedules 7, 8, 9 agreed to. Schedules 10, 11, 12 agreed to as amended. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 80).

About these Parliamentary proceedings

Reference

679 c177-248 

Session

2005-06

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Legislative stage

Committee stage

Procedure

New clauses

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Related items

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory notes HL Bill 23-EN also published.
Wednesday, 12 October 2005
Bills
House of Lords

Proceeding contributions

Lord Bach | 679 c241-3 (Link to this contribution) This interesting amendment seeks to make changes to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The ...
Lord Bach | 679 c243 (Link to this contribution) I know the noble Baroness accidentally forgot to mention Leicester, by far the most important of all...

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Baroness Byford | 679 c243 (Link to this contribution) Before the noble Baroness responds I ask the Minister, who has said that there will be stricter rule...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c243-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 356:"Page 40, line 36, at end insert—" ““(   )   Crown land may be sold to a c...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c243 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, for her contribution to this debate. While I recognise the ...
Lord Bach | 679 c244 (Link to this contribution) The noble Baroness asks a simple question, but I am advised that the answer is complex. If she will ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c244 (Link to this contribution) I realise it is late but I gave notice of the question to the Minister’s team, so I am slightly surp...
Baroness Byford | 679 c244 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 356A:"Page 79, line 18, at end insert—" ““(   )   Natural England shall, withi...
Lord Bach | 679 c244-5 (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 356A would try to enhance the negotiating position of the landowner where either Natur...
Baroness Byford | 679 c245 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister. His reply that I have to go back to the Land Compensation Act 1973 ra...
Lord Bach | 679 c246 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 358 to 364:"Page 83, line 14, after ““Wales”” insert ““(including their adjace...
Lord Bach | 679 c245-6 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 357:"Page 83, line 11, after ““Wales”” insert ““(including their adjacent territ...
Lord Bach | 679 c247-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 370:"Page 42, line 27, after ““miscellaneous)”” insert ““—" (a)   section (Nat...
Lord Bach | 679 c246-7 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 366 to 368:"Page 42, line 10, at beginning insert ““In””""Page 42, line 10, af...
Lord Bach | 679 c246 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 365:"Page 100, line 3, at end insert—"
Lord Bach | 679 c226 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to interrupt, but it is important to refer the noble Lord to Clause 84, which is headed:"...
Lord Bach | 679 c226-7 (Link to this contribution) This group of amendments addresses a set of inter-related issues around levy bodies and their future...
Lord Hylton | 679 c226 (Link to this contribution) I probably should accept that correction. Having said that, I do not think that it is by any means p...
Baroness Byford | 679 c230-1 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister and all Members for their comments, which were very good. Like the noble Lord, ...
Lord Bach | 679 c231 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 345:"Page 69, line 2, at end insert—" (1)   A section 80 order may include pro...
Lord Bach | 679 c231-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendments Nos. 346 to 352:"Page 69, line 15, leave out paragraph (b).""Page 69, line 26, afte...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c227 (Link to this contribution) While the Minister is looking at the future of the Levy Boards and considering all those issues, wil...
Lord Bach | 679 c227-9 (Link to this contribution) Indeed I will. I am grateful to the noble Baroness for raising the point. The Curry process is of co...
Lord Hylton | 679 c229-30 (Link to this contribution) I listened with interest to what the Minister said about the Government’s thinking in the direction ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c230 (Link to this contribution) I should be absolutely clear that I asked the Minister to look at how regional development agencies ...
Lord Bach | 679 c234 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 353:"Before Clause 92, insert the following new clause—" ““NATURAL BEAUTY IN T...
Lord Bach | 679 c233-4 (Link to this contribution) I thank the noble Viscount for raising this topic in relation to Clause 88, as he has on previous oc...
Viscount Eccles | 679 c232-3 (Link to this contribution) In speaking to the Question whether Clause 88 should stand part, I am again exploring the constituti...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c238-40 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 354:"After Clause 93, insert the following new clause—" ““PURPOSES OF REGIONAL...
Lord Bach | 679 c236-8 (Link to this contribution) This amendment seeks to introduce a new clause to enhance the Environment Agency’s capacity to deliv...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c238 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for his reply. In shorthand his reply is, yes, we agree but not yet. I am sad t...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c235 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 353A:"After Clause 92, insert the following new clause—" ““POWERS RELATING TO ...
Baroness Byford | 679 c236 (Link to this contribution) I will not go through and try to complement what has already been said by the noble Baroness, Lady M...
Baroness Darcy de Knayth | 679 c205-6 (Link to this contribution) I intervene very briefly, because I have taken no part in debates on the Bill, but Amendment No. 316...
Lord Berkeley | 679 c203-5 (Link to this contribution) I shall speak to the two amendments that relate to cyclists. I am sorry that the noble Lord, Lord Di...
Lord Haworth | 679 c211-2 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 320:"Page 25, line 43, leave out subsection (4)." The noble Lord said: In movin...
Baroness Byford | 679 c210-1 (Link to this contribution) had given notice of her intention to move, as an amendment to Amendment No. 318, Amendment No. 318A:...
Lord Bach | 679 c210 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 318:"Page 25, line 36, leave out subsection (3) and insert—" ““(3)   Subsectio...
Lord Dixon-Smith | 679 c209-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for a comprehensive reply and for giving us the background t...
Baroness Darcy de Knayth | 679 c209 (Link to this contribution) I think the Minister did, actually, because the users of wheelchairs in classes 1, 2 and 3 were coun...
Lord Bach | 679 c206-9 (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 316 seeks to ensure that people who drive mechanically propelled vehicles that are spe...
Duke of Montrose | 679 c206 (Link to this contribution) I support the general thrust of the amendment tabled by my noble friend Lord Dixon-Smith. I shall sp...
Lord Bach | 679 c212 (Link to this contribution) We recognise that, historically, legislation and policy on public rights of way have tended to focus...
Lord Bach | 679 c213 (Link to this contribution) I promise to look at that issue to see whether it is possible in the context of this Bill, but I do ...
Lord Haworth | 679 c212-3 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my noble friend for his kind offer to give this issue further detailed consideratio...
Baroness Byford | 679 c215 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 330:"Page 28, line 8, after ““State”” insert ““, following a process of open and...
Lord Bach | 679 c214-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 326:"Page 26, line 2, leave out subsections (1) and (2) insert—" ““(1)   In se...
Lord Bach | 679 c213 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 321:"Page 25, line 44, at end insert—" ““(   )   Any provision made by virtue ...
Lord Haworth | 679 c213 (Link to this contribution) I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Lord Bach | 679 c213-4 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 323:"After Clause 62, insert the following new clause—" ““PRESUMED DEDICATION ...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c217 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 332:"Page 29, line 3, leave out from ““must”” to end of line 14 and insert ““pro...
Baroness Byford | 679 c217 (Link to this contribution) It has been a long session. I am grateful to the Minister for that response. I beg leave to withdraw...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c217 (Link to this contribution) I need also to respond to a different part of the noble Baroness’s presentation. While members do no...
Baroness Byford | 679 c217 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation. I had not appreciated that following the code of ...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c219 (Link to this contribution) Without the benefit of a lawyer’s advice this is an area on which it would be foolish of me to ventu...
Duke of Montrose | 679 c219 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation. However, the question arises whether some indicat...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c218-9 (Link to this contribution) Amendments Nos. 334 and 335 seek to make it obligatory for the Secretary of State to give a minimum ...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c219-20 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 337:"Page 31, line 26, leave out ““or give guidance or directions”” and insert “...
Duke of Montrose | 679 c219 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister for those comments. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave...
Baroness Byford | 679 c220 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 338:"Page 32, line 21, leave out paragraph (d)." The noble Baroness said: In mo...
Baroness Byford | 679 c221-2 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for her explanation on both amendments. I should have said when speaki...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c220-1 (Link to this contribution) Amendment No. 338 moves into a highly complex and technical area and it will be helpful for me to wr...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c222 (Link to this contribution) I rise to speak to our Amendment No. 342, which is in this group. I support Amendments Nos. 340 and ...
Duke of Montrose | 679 c222 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 340:"Page 33, line 10, after ““are”” insert—" ““(a)””    The noble Duke said:...
Duke of Montrose | 679 c223-4 (Link to this contribution) It has been very helpful to air the use of volunteers, because it is becoming much more widespread. ...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c222-3 (Link to this contribution) If the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, would allow it, I shall speak first to Amendment No. 342, which ...
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 679 c225 (Link to this contribution) I wish to speak to Amendments Nos. 352A, 352B and 352C in the name of my noble friend Lord Livsey wh...
Baroness Byford | 679 c224-5 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 343:"Page 66, line 31, at end insert—"    ““A board is to be regulated by the ...
Lord Hylton | 679 c225-6 (Link to this contribution) I rather regret that the noble Lord, Lord Carter, was not here to explain his reason for opposing Cl...
Lord Judd | 679 c180-1 (Link to this contribution) I warmly endorse the noble Lord’s remarks. I have put my name to some of his amendments. He has put ...
Viscount Falkland | 679 c182-3 (Link to this contribution) This may be an opportune moment for me to speak to my Amendment No. 310ZB in this group and to Amend...
Lord Bach | 679 c177 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now again resolve itself into Committee on this Bill. Mo...
Lord Bradshaw | 679 c177-80 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 310ZA:"Page 25, line 13, at end insert—" ““(   )   If the use of a road by mec...
Baroness Byford | 679 c190-2 (Link to this contribution) I follow the many good contributions that have been made to the debate, which reflected the difficul...
Viscount Goschen | 679 c188-9 (Link to this contribution) On Second Reading, I raised the issue that the noble Viscount, Lord Simon, just commented on at the ...
Lord Judd | 679 c189 (Link to this contribution) The noble Viscount mentioned human rights, which must be taken very seriously. Does he agree that it...
Viscount Falkland | 679 c183-6 (Link to this contribution) This may be an opportune moment for me to speak to my Amendment No. 310ZB in this group and to Amend...
Viscount Simon | 679 c186-8 (Link to this contribution) The intention of Amendment No. 315A is to simplify the Bill and to remove negative and unintended si...
Lord Chorley | 679 c190 (Link to this contribution) I listened to the introduction made by the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, to this complicated group of a...
Lord Hylton | 679 c189 (Link to this contribution) I am not a lawyer, but I always understood that in property law if someone could show good title to ...
Lord Dixon-Smith | 679 c202-3 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 316:"Page 25, line 35, at end insert—" ““(   )   Notwithstanding subsection (1...
Lord Bach | 679 c200 (Link to this contribution) I want to give the noble Viscount an answer, but I should interrupt him for a moment. I am not absol...
Viscount Colville of Culross | 679 c200 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I am referring to them. Local authorities have to create the definitive map and amend it in acc...
Lord Bach | 679 c200 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the noble Viscount for raising that issue. I think that I said in my speech—he may ...
Baroness Byford | 679 c200-1 (Link to this contribution) While the Minister is being passed a message on that, could he accept that part of the problem is th...
Lord Bach | 679 c201 (Link to this contribution) Local authorities have a right to allocate their scarce resources in any way that they choose. These...
Lord Bradshaw | 679 c201-2 (Link to this contribution) We have had a long and interesting debate. I start off by saying that the law has to be an enforceab...
Viscount Colville of Culross | 679 c199-200 (Link to this contribution) Could the Minister go on for one further moment? Underlying all that is a problem with which I am fa...
Lord Rotherwick | 679 c189-90 (Link to this contribution) I rise briefly to support my noble friend Lady Byford in her amendments and the other noble Lords wh...
Viscount Eccles | 679 c234 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for that full reply. I am not sure whether it is an administrative poi...
Baroness Byford | 679 c240-1 (Link to this contribution) As the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer is well aware, we do not share the same view ...
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | 679 c215-7 (Link to this contribution) As the noble Baroness said, the amendments are designed to require the Secretary of State to select ...
Lord Bach | 679 c192-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank all noble Lords who have spoken in this important debate. I have to deal with 21 separate am...
Viscount Goschen | 679 c189 (Link to this contribution) I have listened over many years to the noble Lord, Lord Judd, talking about human rights. I very rar...
Viscount Bridgeman | 679 c181-2 (Link to this contribution) I support my noble friends on our Front Bench and the noble Lord, Lord Bradshaw, on Amendment No. 31...
Lord Bach | 679 c213 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 322:"After Clause 62, insert the following new clause—" ““PRESUMED DEDICATION ...
Duke of Montrose | 679 c217-8 (Link to this contribution) moved Amendment No. 334:"Page 30, line 14, after ““time”” insert ““subject to a period of notice in ...

Subjects

Disability
Agriculture
Countryside
Cycling
British Waterways
Finance
Land
Environment protection
Environment
Land drainage
Inland waterways
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Local government
Motor vehicles
Powers
Public appointments
Livestock
Motorcycles
National parks
Rights of way
Rural areas
Regional development agencies
Inland Waterways Advisory Council
Natural England

Legislation

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill 2005-06

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