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Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007

I am sorry that I was little late. I did not spot that the proceedings on the regulations started so soon. Anything that simplifies this is extremely welcome, and I hope that it works. I know about this only because I have tried to register waste exemptions for farming. The waste exemptions for road planings on farm tracks—I think the relevant regulation is paragraph 19 of Schedule 3—were a nightmare, to be honest. You had to register one thing, then you had to get another form, then there appeared to be an exemption, and no one was sure whether they had got it. Anything that simplifies this and makes life easier for people in businesses who are not natural form fillers and are mostly terrified by the forms and do not understand them is most welcome. I therefore welcome anything that goes in that direction.