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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

I will certainly look further into that and publish any correction, if necessary, in the Library. Rural business will benefit from simplified structures and less bureaucracy, as it has to spend less time filling in forms. The rural development agencies, with their new responsibilities for business advice, will also be a better and faster source of such advice. I will work closely with the chairs to improve consistency of performance across all the RDAs and achieve devolution to local authorities through local area agreements and pathfinders, as appropriate. For the taxpayer, there will be fewer bodies and less duplication, together with more efficient administration and devolved decision making, which will save money while improving services. The Bill will provide a flexible delivery framework that is both fit for purpose today and able to evolve to meet further future challenges—