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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

My Lords, perhaps nanny as well. My other question arises from Amendment 18, which provides for co-ordination between the MMO’s area and other areas. The MMO’s area is largely the UK marine area, which includes the sea, the seabed and the subsoil to high water—we find that later in the Bill. Will the Minister explain how the Government anticipate that the relationship between the MMO and the local authorities will be dealt with? Local authority areas go down to mean low water. There is an overlap there, because the MMO area goes to mean high water. Will proposed new Clause 2(8) be a basis for inter-authority working? I am using the government amendment to ask a wide-ranging question, because this is relevant to the marine policy statement, marine plans and real-world decisions. I think that it was the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, who at the last stage referred to offshore energy and the point at which it comes onshore. My noble friends and I are still unclear about how the relationships will work and who will take the lead and the necessary decisions covering certain geographic points.