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Commons Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for agreeing that perhaps the role of the national parks needs to be re-examined. However, before withdrawing the amendment, I would like to leave the Minister with this question: what are the priorities of Natural England and CCW? If they are not assembled in a sensible, constructive way, do they address adequately the desirability of keeping families on the land in very sparsely populated areas where people are a vanishing asset in many places? That must be balanced with the economic and agricultural viability of the holdings and whether they can support families. Or will Natural England and CCW be overtaken by other priorities which do not address that social question?