Proceeding contribution from Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 25 October 2005. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Commons Bill [HL].

Commons Bill [HL]

First, I must apologise to the Committee for having missed the first part of the debate, but I was attending a briefing on avian flu which Defra was kind enough to give. Is Natural England’s being able to buy the rights the only way the Government can exercise power over what happens in the case of over-grazing? My understanding from other powers that have been passed is that if it wanted, for example, to protect an SSSI it would have the powers to do something about it. Is it a good use of public money to let it spend money to buy rights instead of exercising powers it already has?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 674 c303GC
Session: 2005-06
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects: Agriculture Common land Land use Grazing land Registration Commons councils Village greens
Legislation: Commons Bill (HL) 2005-06
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Commons Bill [HL]

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