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Merchant Shipping Pollution Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for those comments. One or two issues obviously need clarifying, and perhaps she could clarify them in writing for us before Report. There is not much difference between us on these matters. We were concerned that if the whole thing was going to be changed, that might mean that the whole piece of legislation might be changed without proper primary legislation. That is what my noble friend Lord Dixon-Smith was concerned about—that the whole thing might mean everything in the legislation. If everything was going to be changed in the legislation, obviously there should be new legislation. We wanted to know how Parliament would be involved, and the Minister has answered that question perfectly satisfactorily. She said that the Explanatory Notes and other things might be changed accordingly; if we could know about that before Report, it might assist us in the progress of the Bill. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.