Debate on bill on Wednesday, 20 July 2005, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Bach. The answering member was Baroness Byford.

Commons Bill [HL]

Commons Bill (HL). Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 673 c1487-528
Session: 2005-06
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Commons Bill (HL). Explanatory Notes HL Bill 11-EN also published.
Monday, 27 June 2005
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Proceeding contributions: Lord Chorley | 673 c1503-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I come to this Bill as rather a greenhorn, although I remember that when I was the chairma...; Lord Greaves | 673 c1502-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful—and socialist with a small ““s””, no doubt. We have village greens and urba...; Viscount Ullswater | 673 c1506-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for his clear introduction to the Bill, and for the helpful briefing ...; Lord Haworth | 673 c1505-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I welcome the Bill. Common land is an important part of our natural heritage. It is of val...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 673 c1494-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for introducing the Bill and for laying out its historic context. Eve...; Lord Walpole | 673 c1497 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also thank the Minister for his very clear introduction of the Bill. I apologise for spe...; Lord Clark of Windermere | 673 c1498-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in preparing my thoughts for the debate, I read a short history of common land and common ...; Lord Patten | 673 c1499-501 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Clark of Windermere. I think that his views of co...; Lord Greaves | 673 c1501-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, many of us in the House today will welcome the Minister to the travails and excitement of ...; Lord Patten | 673 c1502 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House may wish to be aware that I used the word ““conservative”” with a small ““c”” ra...; Lord Bach | 673 c1487-91 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. Its purpose is to improve the mana...; Baroness Byford | 673 c1491-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bach, for his introduction of the Bill. He has unravelled the...; Lord Greaves | 673 c1527 (Link to this contribution) Blackberries.; Lord Bach | 673 c1527-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, forgive me—blackberries. We have also heard examples of commons at risk from over-grazing,...; Lord Bach | 673 c1523-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in what has been a very constructive debate on...; Duke of Montrose | 673 c1520-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, perhaps I can consider myself fortunate that coming from Scotland, as the Minister pointed...; Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 673 c1518-20 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Minister and his department on the amount of preparatory work done on t...; Lord Greaves | 673 c1515 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I did not say that it was an anachronism; I said that it was a relic. It is not necessaril...; Lord Inglewood | 673 c1515-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am extremely grateful for the noble Lord’s semantic distinction that he drew to my atten...; Lord Rotherwick | 673 c1513-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate the Government on bringing forward this long-overdue Bill. I hope that due ...; Lord Inglewood | 673 c1515 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like most other speakers in this afternoon’s debate, I must begin by welcoming the Bill. I...; Lord Cameron of Dillington | 673 c1510-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the Bill, which is long overdue. It is, unfortunately, ironic, as has been...; Earl of Caithness | 673 c1512-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having been a critic of Defra in the past, it is a surprise and pleasure to thank it for i...; Lord Tyler | 673 c1508-10 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have a long-standing interest in what I regard as these long-delayed reforms. I served a...
Subjects: Access Applications Agriculture Costs Common land Land use Grazing land Local government Ownership Livestock Management Registration Sustainable development Commons councils Retrospective legislation Village greens
Legislation: Commons Bill (HL) 2005-06
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Commons Bill [HL]

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