My hon. Friend suggests that the industry is still in its infancy, and I appreciate that, but the Act that the Bill would amend was passed in 1981. The matter was regarded then as so urgent that the Act had to be passed without even waiting for the international convention to come into force. Something must have led to that feeling of urgency back in 1981. Can my hon. Friend explain why nothing really happened after the Act was passed?
Deep Sea Mining Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Davies
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 6 September 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Deep Sea Mining Bill.
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