Middle Level Bill

The background to new clause 1 is the principle of quid pro quo, because the petitioners are conc...

indicated assent .

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for confirming that that is the situation. It would therefore be ...

My hon. Friend will be aware that the Bill affects my constituency. Without the Middle Level Comm...

I think the principle is that if the farmers—I know my hon. Friend has a significant interest in ...

I apologise to my hon. Friend for missing his opening oration. Can he tell me how many times this...

I am not briefed to have an answer to that. All I can do is make the general comment that this ha...

Surely there are few precedents for putting in the Bill specific infrastructure service provision...

I am glad my hon. Friend agrees that the provision of these facilities is a good idea, but I cann...

There is no need.

Ultimately, it is an issue of trust as to whether or not the undertakings given will be honoured....

I particularly support new clause 5 and struggle to find a reason why anyone could not, because i...

We have not yet reached that stage. That might be my fault, because I have not sat down with the ...

I am finding my hon. Friend’s speech of some interest. He might be interested to know that clause...

I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. We will come to clause 4 and the amendments...

Does my hon. Friend agree that if new clause 5 is not accepted, that would effectively mean that ...

I hear my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay, who speaks on behalf of the promoters, saying from a...

I thank my hon. Friend for the points that he is making. However, does he agree that the slight d...

My hon. Friend makes a brilliant point, but it is nothing to do with this. It is not a question o...

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I had intended to make this point of order when the hon. ...

Normally I would not take a point of order at this stage, but as Sir Christopher has only just cl...

Unfortunately my children and I are so old that they do not benefit from visits to Toys“R”Us, but...

With regard to whether people are representative or appear to be so to the commissioners, perhaps...

If I may say so, that is a more plausible explanation than the one being put forward by my hon. F...

Order. Sir Christopher, I am just waiting to see how this links in with the Bill.

It links in with my amendment 14, Mr Deputy Speaker, because amendment 14 would exempt—

Order. I am more bothered that this is about the Avon canal and that particular individual, who i...

I accept that we do not want to go into any more detail than I have already, but the analogy is t...

Is there any serious demand from disabled people in the boat-owning community in East Anglia for ...

Obviously, they would get the exemption only if they applied for it. Disabled people are proud, a...

That’s a shame.

My hon. Friend says that that is a shame—

It is not a shame at all.

Well, it is one each on that one.

My hon. Friend is making a very informative speech. He will recognise that other Members are affe...

This is the Middle Level Bill!

It is very important that my hon. Friend has been able to put his interest in this subject matter...

On that point, is my hon. Friend not concerned that the Bill does not state what the initial fee ...

Much as I would like to agree with my hon. Friend, there has to be some discretion, because the f...

Can I just help a little? In fairness to Mr Bone, he was not here, but you do not need to explain...

Okay, amendment 26 is to clause 15, line 38. The clause, on the protocol of removal of vessels, s...

I am pleased to respond on the Opposition’s behalf to this opposed private business. Although it ...

Does the hon. Lady have any sympathy with any of my hon. Friend’s amendments, particularly the on...

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s point, which is a valid one, and of course we want to improve a...

It is a pleasure to get another opportunity to speak on the Bill. Given that it has already had i...

I take my hon. Friend’s point about the specific items, but new clause 5 does not mention anythin...

Clause 4, as amended, means that incomes can only be used for navigation purposes. Ultimately, th...

Would the historical public right of navigation and extending the powers to privately owned water...

An amendment was made in Committee making it clear that the powers would not be extended to someo...

I appreciate my hon. Friend’s ability to find a technical reason why he should not accept the ame...

We are on Report, whose purpose is to look at the technical detail of the Bill and satisfy oursel...

I am pleased to be able to make this short speech in support of the Bill, unamended as it is. I c...

I had the pleasure of chairing the Opposed Private Bill Committee, which took evidence on this le...

rose—

I will give way to the hon. Lady, as I know that she has a local concern.

I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Can he assure me that low-wage families living on boat...

I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I know that she has taken a particular interest in th...

The Bill affects my constituency along with several others, and it is vital to the people living ...

Members will be pleased to know that I can be relatively brief.

The Government support the ...

We have had a good humoured and thoughtful debate, and I am grateful to everybody who has partici...

I ask the Serjeant at Arms to investigate the delay in the Aye Lobby.

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

I thank all hon. Members who have ...