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Proceeding contribution from Earl Cathcart (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Monday, 16 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 want more clarification about the numbers. I still cannot get into my mind how this will work. If, as the Minister says, the south-west has more than a dozen local authorities and only six local districts—local districts have to be a third of the total of the committee—it will have a committee of 40-odd members. The statutory members from Natural England, the Environment Agency and the MMO will be completely overwhelmed by the other 37. Other than the local authorities and the three statutory bodies, who will the rest be? We have not got that quite right, and I ask the Minister to take this away and look at it again.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
709 c35 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Conservation Coastal areas Crown lands and estates Byelaws Devon Crown Estate Finance Fisheries Environment protection Expenditure Fishing limits Inshore fishing Environment Agency Fishing gear Local government Local government finance Public appointments National Assembly for Wales Nature conservation Marine animals Scotland Regulation Sustainable development Wales Seas and oceans Wildlife Shellfish Natural England Marine Management Organisation Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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