Debate on bill on Wednesday, 25 April 2007, in the House of Commons, led by Ian Gibson. The answering member was Barry Gardiner.

Broads Authority Bill (By Order)

Broads Authority Bill. Second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 459 c967-1003
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Related items: Broads Authority Bill . Petition deposited by Winckworth Sherwood (vote)
Monday, 27 November 2006
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Proceeding contributions: Barry Gardiner | 459 c996-8 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate not only the hon. Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) on his excellent speech but ...; Roger Williams | 459 c998-9 (Link to this contribution) I pay tribute to the people who are appointed to the Broads Authority and to national park authoriti...; Barry Gardiner | 459 c999 (Link to this contribution) I understand the hon. Gentleman’s view. I would point out to him, however, that when the House consi...; Roger Williams | 459 c999-1000 (Link to this contribution) The Under-Secretary says that the House decided against directly electing members to national park c...; Barry Gardiner | 459 c1000-1 (Link to this contribution) I do not dispute that; none the less, this democratic body reached the decision that I described. T...; Ian Gibson | 459 c1002-3 (Link to this contribution) I am not allowed personal views, as the hon. Gentleman well knows, and when I express them I usually...; Norman Lamb | 459 c1002 (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman explore the possibility of obtaining a legal opinion, so that we can underst...; Ian Gibson | 459 c1002 (Link to this contribution) I am sure that we will do that. An opinion has been obtained by the authority, and sight of it can o...; Ian Gibson | 459 c987 (Link to this contribution) Snitching.; Bob Laxton | 459 c987-8 (Link to this contribution) Yes, that is the word. I snitch because we need to ensure that income is generated for British Water...; Bob Blizzard | 459 c983-5 (Link to this contribution) I would not expect anything less from the Broads Authority. That is the way in which it usually work...; Keith Simpson | 459 c981-2 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. I have tried to highlight three issues. Firs...; Lord Bellingham | 459 c981 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend makes an important point. Although the area that we are considering has a population ...; Keith Simpson | 459 c981 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. However, the Norfolk and Suffolk associations do not de...; Ian Gibson | 459 c979 (Link to this contribution) I shall make two points. The hon. Gentleman asked me about the legality of the process. I notice tha...; Ian Gibson | 459 c980 (Link to this contribution) How does the hon. Gentleman envisage the relationship with the broads forum, which has input from pa...; Keith Simpson | 459 c980-1 (Link to this contribution) There is obviously a fundamental difference. The Broads Authority board has an executive function, w...; Ian Gibson | 459 c974 (Link to this contribution) Of course. That is absolutely the intention, and it has been the spirit in which the Broads Authorit...; Norman Lamb | 459 c969 (Link to this contribution) Many people—the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpson) is one—feel that there is a powerful case ...; Ian Gibson | 459 c969-72 (Link to this contribution) A priori, there is no reason why the Bill could not be so amended, but the argument has to do with t...; Ian Gibson | 459 c967-9 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am delighted to have this opportunity to ...; Ian Gibson | 459 c973-4 (Link to this contribution) We do not know the final details at this stage, of course, so I can only propose what might happen. ...; Ian Gibson | 459 c972-3 (Link to this contribution) I meant that none of us wants those signed agreements to go to court. Legal advice would be taken be...; Lord Bellingham | 459 c988-91 (Link to this contribution) I certainly welcome this debate, and I should like to congratulate the hon. Member for Norwich, Nort...; Norman Lamb | 459 c991-2 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson) on his clear presentation of the Bill...; Norman Lamb | 459 c993-4 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention and the reassurance, on the record, that t...; Ian Gibson | 459 c994 (Link to this contribution) I am not sure whether hon. Members have seen the agreements; I have had a look at them. I am quite s...; Norman Lamb | 459 c994 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that.; Norman Lamb | 459 c999 (Link to this contribution) Would the Minister be prepared to consider the experience of Scotland, where such elections work rat...; Barry Gardiner | 459 c999 (Link to this contribution) I hope that the hon. Gentleman will not wilfully misunderstand my remarks. It is clear that anyone c...; Keith Simpson | 459 c999 (Link to this contribution) I do not want to prolong the debate endlessly but let me make two points. First, I do not believe—I ...; Barry Gardiner | 459 c999 (Link to this contribution) I hear what the hon. Gentleman says.; Ian Gibson | 459 c1001-2 (Link to this contribution) I shall be as brief as possible. It is heartwarming to see so many Members here to debate a measure ...; Norman Lamb | 459 c1002 (Link to this contribution) Can I tempt the hon. Gentleman into saying whether, in his personal view, it would be good if we cou...; Keith Simpson | 459 c1003 (Link to this contribution) I wish briefly to make two points. First, I congratulate the hon. Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gib...; Speaker | 459 c1003 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman has already contributed and this is a Second Reading debate. Therefore, as...; Roger Williams | 459 c985-7 (Link to this contribution) The broads are an important area nationally. They are important for their history, appearance and bi...; Bob Laxton | 459 c987 (Link to this contribution) Hon. Members may ask why on earth I am speaking in this debate, given that my constituency is in the...; Ian Gibson | 459 c983 (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend acknowledge that the authority will not just go in and cut back trees without co...; Bob Blizzard | 459 c982-3 (Link to this contribution) As the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk (Mr. Simpson) said, a large part of the broads navigation network...; Alun Michael | 459 c981 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is being very balanced in his remarks. He has referred to the difficulty of deali...; Keith Simpson | 459 c979-80 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for that. It seems that there is continuing dialogue and the petitioners ...; Ian Gibson | 459 c974-5 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend and agree that it is much better. Again, I am fully aware that it has to be s...; Keith Simpson | 459 c975-7 (Link to this contribution) Madam Deputy Speaker, may I thank you, as the First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, for allowing ...; Alun Michael | 459 c977 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right to point out that, in terms of definition and under the Sandford princip...; Bob Blizzard | 459 c974 (Link to this contribution) I have been through this matter with constituents and with the Broads Authority in my office. We wer...; James Paice | 459 c974 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but my point centred on the issue of transparency. The question...; James Paice | 459 c973 (Link to this contribution) I am listening carefully to the hon. Gentleman. I am an East Anglian MP; obviously I do not have the...; Norman Lamb | 459 c972 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman asks who cares whether the agreements are legally binding. Many people care, beca...; Ian Gibson | 459 c993 (Link to this contribution) May I attempt to answer that? It is quite complicated. I am told that, as soon as the Bill is passed...; Norman Lamb | 459 c993 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for reinforcing that point and I would like to congratulate him,...; Keith Simpson | 459 c992-3 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point, with a strong message endorsed by hon. Members associ...; Keith Simpson | 459 c994 (Link to this contribution) Listening to the debate between the hon. Gentleman and the hon. Member for Norwich, North, it seems ...; Norman Lamb | 459 c994-6 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that. To answer the previous intervention, from the hon. Member for Mid-Norfolk, w...; Keith Simpson | 459 c977-9 (Link to this contribution) I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and I pay tribute to the interest that he to...
Subjects: Access Boats Boating Finance Land Insurance Inland waterways Floods Navigation Nature conservation Parish and town councils Norfolk National parks Safety Rivers Suffolk Dredging Broads Authority Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
Legislation: Broads Authority Bill 2006-07 to 2008-09
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Broads Authority Bill (By Order)

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