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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 March 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]

I must register the fact that not having seen any further progress on the draft marine navigation Bill is very unhelpful. I understand the purpose of Amendments A24 and A29 proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Greenway. However, in considering those amendments, the Committee should bear in mind the comments of the Royal Yachting Association. I declare an interest as a member of the North Devon Yacht Club. The RYA had considerable concerns that the draft marine navigation Bill might well concentrate only on commercial interests, to the exclusion of the interests of the RYA and other small boat users, because of the way in which the Bill decides who can dredge and keep areas clear. Those fears may or may not be grounded. However, with regard to what this Bill can license, particularly in relation to dredging, it is very unhelpful that we have not had the other Bill. I appreciate that it is a Department for Transport Bill, but it shares an awful lot of common ground with this Bill, particularly when we are talking about this area.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c627 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Coastal areas Archaeology Cooperation Bureaucracy Devolution Cultural heritage Carbon dioxide Departmental responsibilities Damage Boats Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Cross border cooperation Chemicals Fisheries Flood control Licensing Enforcement Fixed penalties Environment protection EU law Electricity generation Fishing vessels Fines Infrastructure Exemptions Environmental impact assessment Hazardous substances Freight Isle of Man EU action Fish Electric cables Local government Northern Ireland Navigation Protection Oil Pollution Powers Prosecutions Planning Ports Natural gas Public consultation Nature conservation Monitoring Quarrying Offshore industry Scotland Republic of Ireland Transport Regulation Storage Sustainable development Wales Waste management Repairs and maintenance Shipping Waste disposal Seas and oceans Wrecks Testing Territorial waters Sewers Sites of special scientific interest Sanctions Wetlands Departmental coordination Nanotechnology Dredging Irish Sea Offshore drilling Reserved matters Marine and Fisheries Agency Special areas of conservation Department of Energy and Climate Change Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission Marine conservation zones Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities Stop notices Remediation notices
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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