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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his full response. I am well aware that we are at Report stage, but I wish to clarify matters with him, otherwise I might not be able to speak again when my amendments are reached—they will either be moved or not moved. I hope that the Minister will understand—and I accept his apology because these past few hours have been a nightmare—if under those circumstances I need to reconsider the matter. I should make that clear, because if I do not say that to other noble Lords, they will not be aware of it, and when the time comes, the amendments will either be moved or not moved. I also thank the Minister for agreeing to reconsider Amendment No. 50 and bring back an amendment that, I hope, will deal with local communities. I am more than happy with that and am grateful to him. I am only too aware that the Bill deals with both urban and rural communities, and that is part of the dilemma that we face. Perhaps some of us who live in very rural areas get worried that the rurality will be swamped in the whole. Just to be technically correct, I hope I have made it clear that while I accept the Minister’s explanation, I will need to seek advice, because my colleagues in another place may return to the matter—but I cannot say that at this stage.