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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in this excellent Second Reading debate. The fantastic expertise in the House on this issue has been mentioned and well illustrated during the debate. I, too, draw particular reference to the speech of the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Exeter. We all listened to his maiden speech with great interest because he spoke with real expertise on the subject before us today. Looking at his curriculum vitae, it is clear that he has spent a number of years in Warwickshire, the county next door to the one in which I live. It happens, unfortunately for it, to be in the west Midlands rather than the east Midlands, but is still a beautiful county where agriculture plays an important part in people’s everyday lives. We all enjoyed his speech and look forward to hearing from him on many occasions. My noble friend Lord Carter made a point abut the name Natural England. Knowing him as I do, I think he did so with his tongue in his cheek.