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Proceeding contribution from Earl Cathcart (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 February 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 noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, has raised some interesting points and I look forward to hearing the Minister’s response. While we are on the matter of the statement of public participation, I should like to seek clarification in a number of areas. First, am I correct in assuming that there is just one SPP for the whole of the UK and not separate ones for each of the devolved powers? Secondly, paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 talks about a ““proposed timetable””. Can the Minister enlarge on this? There was some debate about it when the Planning Act was being discussed, particularly on allowing sufficient time for the consultation process. Thirdly, I could not agree more with Amendment 85F tabled by the noble Baroness, which states that there ““must”” be public meetings on the consultation draft.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
707 c1033 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Coastal areas Fisheries Environment protection Legislative competence Estuaries Northern Ireland Planning Public consultation Parliamentary scrutiny Scotland Sustainable development Wales Seas and oceans Territorial waters Bristol Channel Marine Management Organisation
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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