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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

I am grateful to the Minister for giving way. As this is the Committee stage, it is quite appropriate to come back. The Minister does not like the wording of our amendment on the rural needs of the inhabitants of rural communities, and I accept that. However, I hope that he has taken on board our reason for tabling it. The Bill refers to the rural needs of relevant persons. That could include someone who lives in the city but whose rural needs are different from those of people living and working there. I see the noble Baroness shaking her head and looking slightly puzzled. Perhaps the Minister and his team could look at that provision again; as it stands, it is about adequate, but that is all I would give it. I hope that between now and Report this provision could be looked at again. If the commission is,"““representing rural needs to relevant persons””," those needs will be different, as I was trying to say in the amendment.