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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 8 February 2006. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill.

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

Of course it will be for the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, to decide what to do with her Amendment No. 272. The Minister referred to the fact that the wording was drawn from the 1990 Act. I was wondering whether some of the resistance to increasing the biodiversity terminology, which, as he admits, the Government were initially attracted to, comes from the fact that in 1990 nobody really talked of biodiversity—it was an unknown term. However, that is no reason why now in 2006 we should not include it.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
678 c747 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Accountability Biodiversity Advisory services Environment protection Functions Grants Joint Nature Conservation Committee Pay Powers Public appointments Pensions Property transfer Nature conservation Staff Non-departmental public bodies Regional planning and development Wildlife Rural areas Commission for Rural Communities Natural England
Legislation
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill 2005-06
Link
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