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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that amount of clarification. However, even in that case, the power could still be taken as part of the winding-up of the existing bodies and the setting-up of the new ones. That is the central problem that is being addressed and I had hoped that the Minister would focus on it. We will read carefully what the Minister has said in response to the amendments. The fact that the issue is likely to spill out into devolved matters and so on makes it quite complicated. In the light of that, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 113 to 115 not moved.] Clause 29 [Interim arrangements]: [Amendment No. 116 not moved.] Clause 38 [Directions]: [Amendment No. 117 not moved.]