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Proceeding contribution from Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 12 May 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].


Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

My Lords, I was enjoying my noble friend’s response to a question about the difficulties of the devolution settlement, thinking that I had a rather straightforward amendment to deal with. But I am now faced with the situation in which the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, wants clarification; the noble Baroness, Lady Carnegy, thinks that the amendment has nothing to do with the Bill; and the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, is asking about the boundary of the Solway Firth. I am in deep waters here, my Lords—I am not sure how deep the Solway Firth is, but I am going to struggle. Let me begin with the relatively sunny uplands before I get to the deep waters of the Solway Firth. Let me say—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
710 c950 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Common fisheries policy Coal Coastal areas Fisheries Licensing Environment protection Exemptions Electric cables Local government Oil Planning Mining Nature conservation Minerals Scotland Wales Repairs and maintenance Shipping Seas and oceans Marine Management Organisation Marine conservation zones
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk