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Debate on bill on Wednesday, 7 May 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Ian Gibson. The answering member was Baroness McIntosh of Pickering.

Broads Authority Bill (By Order)

Broads Authority Bill. Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and Bill passed.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
475 c779-804 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Legislative stage
Third reading
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Norman Lamb | 475 c800-1 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for giving way, although there is a danger of my going off on what is ...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c801 (Link to this contribution) There we are; that did not take a great deal of scratching beneath the surface, did it? So the Liber...
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c796-9 (Link to this contribution) It is both interesting and an honour to participate in this good and stimulating debate. I congratul...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c799-800 (Link to this contribution) I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich, North (Dr. Gibson), the sponsor of ...
Ian Gibson | 475 c796 (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Gentleman aware that although it is true that the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 do...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c801 (Link to this contribution) We have opened a can of worms. I will come on to the detail, but I point out to the hon. Gentleman t...
James Duddridge | 475 c801 (Link to this contribution) I think the Minister will find that I am not. This is interesting banter, but the use of proportiona...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c801 (Link to this contribution) Perhaps the hon. Gentleman is in favour of proportional representation.
Norman Lamb | 475 c790 (Link to this contribution) I am afraid I am not in a position to respond to that. However, I believe that 20 per cent. of the b...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c790 (Link to this contribution) For hon. Members' information, paragraph 11 of the special report, which the hon. Member for North-W...
Norman Lamb | 475 c790-2 (Link to this contribution) Absolutely. We are talking about the same thing—20 per cent. of the board of the two national parks ...
Richard Bacon | 475 c792-3 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Member for North Norfolk (Norman Lamb) has covered these matters in exhaustive, not to say ...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c790 (Link to this contribution) I understand that one of the recommendations of the little Select Committee report of the hon. Membe...
Keith Simpson | 475 c796 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for his comment—he, too, has a direct interest in this matter—and he is r...
Richard Bacon | 475 c793-4 (Link to this contribution) The navigation committee has an extremely important role to play, and I fear that Broads Authority h...
Ian Gibson | 475 c793 (Link to this contribution) What is the hon. Gentleman's view of the strength of the navigation committee to advise and to promo...
Keith Simpson | 475 c794-5 (Link to this contribution) I will try to keep my comments brief. The Bill was blocked last year by my hon. Friend the Member fo...
Norman Lamb | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the Minister for giving way yet again. Will he look specifically at the possibility...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman knows that I cannot give him that commitment, but his comments are on the record ...
Richard Bacon | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) Will the Minister clarify his view on paragraph 9 of the Select Committee report, in which the Commi...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) I do not have the details to hand, but I will drop the hon. Gentleman a note, and we will make sure ...
Ian Gibson | 475 c804 (Link to this contribution) With the leave of the House, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The only reason that I took up the Bill was that it...
Ian Gibson | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) May I associate myself with many of the remarks that have been made—
Speaker | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman needs the leave of the House to contribute again.
Norman Lamb | 475 c801 (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with the point that the hon. Member for Rochford and Southend, East (James Duddri...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c801 (Link to this contribution) I am coming to that point. In the case of the two national parks in Scotland—the Cairngorms national...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c802 (Link to this contribution) I hope that the Minister is not procrastinating. A simple way forward would be to have a short consu...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c802 (Link to this contribution) As a number of hon. Members have said, the Bill is not the appropriate vehicle to change the constit...
Keith Simpson | 475 c802 (Link to this contribution) Following the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Vale of York (Miss McIntosh), I hope that ...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c802 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The broads are a national treasure, and the people who live ...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c802-3 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to test the Minister's patience. The news of the consultation is welcome, but will he con...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c802 (Link to this contribution) It was not a Freudian slip, or an attempt at a joke, but I am glad that it has amused the hon. Gentl...
Ian Gibson | 475 c779 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Third time. Before I begin, I want to pay a compliment t...
David Leslie Taylor | 475 c783 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend referred to four petitions against the Bill which triggered the witness statements th...
Ian Gibson | 475 c780-2 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that question. The matter has been resolved in Scotland, so i...
Lord Bellingham | 475 c782 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is explaining matters succinctly. He has done a great deal of work on the Bill, a...
Ian Gibson | 475 c780 (Link to this contribution) I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I look forward to hearing what the Minister has to say...
Norman Lamb | 475 c780 (Link to this contribution) I should be grateful if the hon. Gentleman would use this opportunity to give his view on direct ele...
David Leslie Taylor | 475 c779-80 (Link to this contribution) I did indeed chair the Committee, which included the hon. Members for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Mr. Cra...
Norman Lamb | 475 c789 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I agree that what he describes may well p...
Lord Bellingham | 475 c788-9 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman's argument has a number of attractive aspects, although I feel that we need fewer...
Norman Lamb | 475 c788 (Link to this contribution) I think the hon. Gentleman knows the sort of numbers we are talking about following the meeting that...
Ian Gibson | 475 c787 (Link to this contribution) Could the hon. Gentleman tell me how many people those views represent?
James Duddridge | 475 c789 (Link to this contribution) Although it is laudable to undertake pilots, much democratic representation on national parks is alr...
Norman Lamb | 475 c789 (Link to this contribution) I am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman has just arrived, but I had made the point about Scotland. ...
Norman Lamb | 475 c789 (Link to this contribution) If I could have a little less abuse from the promoter of the Bill, it would be helpful. The editori...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c789-90 (Link to this contribution) The problem exists in all national parks, where there is a conflict of interest between those on the...
Norman Lamb | 475 c790 (Link to this contribution) Is the hon. Lady referring to 20 per cent. of the board being directly elected? Perhaps she could cl...
Ian Gibson | 475 c783-4 (Link to this contribution) I concur with my hon. Friend, and agree that that is true. At the same time, however, those petition...
Ian Gibson | 475 c784 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I am 100 per cent. for trust, confidence-building and making sure that there is firm representa...
Norman Lamb | 475 c784 (Link to this contribution) Further to the intervention by the hon. Member for North-West Leicestershire (David Taylor), I suspe...
Norman Lamb | 475 c784-5 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move, "That the Bill be read a third time upon this day six months." I am pleased to follo...
David Leslie Taylor | 475 c785 (Link to this contribution) May I reassure the hon. Gentleman and the House that the Committee took the concerns seriously? We w...
Norman Lamb | 475 c785 (Link to this contribution) I entirely agree, and I have no criticism of the work of the Committee. I shall deal with the issue...
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering | 475 c785-6 (Link to this contribution) Before the hon. Gentleman leaves that point, I should say that I was interested in his perception th...
Norman Lamb | 475 c786 (Link to this contribution) It is incredibly important that we maintain the resources necessary to continue the dredging work. T...
Anthony D Wright | 475 c786 (Link to this contribution) To take the issue a step further, I should say that I understand that the people who use the broads ...
Norman Lamb | 475 c786-7 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful for that intervention, which is well made. I agree with the hon. Gentleman's concern. ...
Jonathan Shaw | 475 c803 (Link to this contribution) I cannot tell the hon. Lady the detail of the consultation, but the percentage of directly elected m...
Anthony D Wright | 475 c795-6 (Link to this contribution) Is there not an opportunity, however? The test will come on Friday when the Broads Forum meets to di...
Keith Simpson | 475 c796 (Link to this contribution) Yes; as I have said, there are different permutations for doing that. One of the depressing aspects ...
Ian Gibson | 475 c782-3 (Link to this contribution) As I said, parish councillors are very important, and they should be part of the equation that is co...
Subjects
Accountability Councillors Finance Elections Flood control Inland waterways Navigation Powers Membership Parish and town councils Safety Shipping Dredging Broads Authority Norfolk and Suffolk Broads
Legislation
Broads Authority Bill 2006-07 to 2008-09
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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