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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

I am about to address the hon. Gentleman’s second point, which he will have cause to regret making, too. On the hon. Gentleman’s first point, almost everyone involved in the countryside today will tell him that confusion and conflicts have arisen and that various bodies and people, including local authorities and farmers, have been affected. That is not only my view, but the Government’s view, which is why the Government say that they will bring those bodies together. The problem is that they will be left with a different set of confusions between natural England, the Environment Agency and, while we are at it, regional development agencies and local authorities.