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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 12 January 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

The criticism of my noble friend’s amendment is that the term ““public interest”” may not be sufficiently wide. There can be only one alternative to public interest, and that is private interest. Private interests are certainly involved in this area—fishing, the development of energy resources and so on—but surely the MMO’s purpose is to deal with those private interests on behalf of the public and therefore to represent the public interest.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
706 c1039 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Accountability Coastal areas Airports Environment protection Qualifications Pay Membership Public appointments Public interest Planning Nature conservation Parliamentary scrutiny Scotland Sustainable development Wales Seas and oceans Wind power Science Climate Change Committee Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk