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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

I thank the noble Duke for his support. I am slightly surprised at the Minister’s reply. While I accept that information on assistance of a small nature might be too onerous to collect, larger grants of more than £5,000 or £10,000 would be a matter of public interest. For example, have they been distributed on a reasonably equitable regional basis or have they been concentrated in only one region? Many questions might arise. One could say that it is equally onerous to have to go through some freedom of information process to find such basic information. Perhaps the Minister could reflect on whether larger grants might fall under some kind of requirement. I recognise that this is not the stage at which to press such an amendment. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 157 and 158 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List.] Clause 6 agreed to. Clause 7 [Management agreements]: