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Proceeding contribution from Tom Levitt (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 June 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill on Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill.

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

: Can the right hon. Gentleman point to ways in which English Nature, the Countryside Agency and others are in conflict now? Why does he assume that we are standing at the top of a slippery slope, down which we will inevitably go towards the anarchy and chaos that he describes? I do not recognise that at all. If we are to have a strong and independent guardian of rural areas, which the new agency is intended to be, the Government must give direction to ensure that it remains a strong and independent guardian of rural areas. My final thought, while I am on my feet, is that surely the right hon. Gentleman, in the spirit—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
434 c1021 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Access Disadvantaged Biodiversity Departmental responsibilities Enforcement Environment protection Joint Nature Conservation Committee Motor vehicles Nature conservation Pesticides Rights of way Wildlife Rural areas Sites of special scientific interest Cycleways Commission for Rural Communities Inland Waterways Advisory Council Natural England
Legislation
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill 2005-06
Link
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