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Proceeding contribution from Lord Howie of Troon (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 May 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

My Lords, I follow the noble Lord, Lord Kingsland, in a very mild and almost trivial way. I am not sure that I quite understood what the Minister said about scientific evidence. I am an engineer who used to have a nodding acquaintance with science. I thought that I heard him say that other matters would be taken into account in addition to scientific evidence. I also thought that I heard him say—I may be wrong—that one matter that may be taken into account is opinion. I am not sure that opinion has any kind of equivalence to scientific evidence. I hope that I misheard the noble Lord. It looks as though I did, because he is nodding his head. Perhaps he can clear my mind about that later.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
710 c453 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Conservation Coastal areas Archaeology Devolution Cultural heritage Fisheries Licensing Electricity generation Fishing vessels Legislative competence Insolvency Local government Public appointments Planning Ports Power stations National Assembly for Wales Nature conservation Scotland Sustainable development Wales Scottish Parliament Renewable energy Seas and oceans Territorial waters Science Seals Marine Management Organisation
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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