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Proceeding contribution from Lord Dixon-Smith (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 17 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Flood and Water Management Bill.

Flood and Water Management Bill

I shall defer declaring my interest until I speak later. I, too, am interested in this. The problem is that there are three words in here that are what I would call legislative garbage, in that they fulfil no function except perhaps to add confusion. The three words are "direct contact with". If you took those three words out, the meaning would be perfectly plain, and even the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, would understand what the Bill was about. Would the Minister like to take that home when he is thinking about the Bill later and see whether he can clarify the matter in that regard?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
718 c240GC 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Agriculture Costs Coastal areas Coastal erosion Fees and charges Land Flood control Land drainage Inland waterways Emergency services Fire and rescue services Equipment Horticulture Floods National Assembly for Wales Water Voluntary organisations Wales Rural areas Urban areas Water companies Sewers Rescue services Reservoirs Social tariffs
Legislation
Flood and Water Management Bill 2009-10
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk