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Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am sure that the noble Lord is right to say that any old opinion would not be satisfactory, and I am comforted by that. Indeed, there are occasions when even scientists disagree with each other. My point is that involving interest groups set up nationally and regionally—with a wide variety of interests on them and the back door wide open to having socio-economic issues that could overcome the scientific requirements prayed in aid—will make designating marine conservation zones a very difficult process by which to reach conclusions on MCZ proposals. I hope that we can, from time to time, remind the Minister of his endorsement of his own briefing note when the process gets into the difficulty that I predict it will get into. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 110D withdrawn.