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Protection of Bats and Newts

Indeed. My Bill would ensure that Ministers insisted on the reform of the European habitats directive and set up a more pragmatic, balanced approach, conserving our natural heritage of great crested newts and bats without the adverse consequences that I have illustrated. Hon. Members may know act IV, scene i of ““Macbeth””:"““Fillet of a fenny snake""In the cauldron boil and bake;""Eye of newt, and toe of frog,""Wool of bat, and tongue of dog””." The issue is not about putting bats and newts in cauldrons, but there is toil and trouble. Let us have some common sense instead. Question put and agreed to. Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr. Andrew Robathan, Sir Patrick Cormack, Christopher Fraser, Mr. Tim Boswell and Robert Key.