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HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 146, in clause 98, page 98, line 45, at end insert— “(3A) The Secretary of State must produce a strategy to inform the development of a Nature Recovery…19 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful for the Minister’s clarification and I endorse her comments about parish councils. I, too, started on a parish council, and as a district councillor, I diligently…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I welcome the Minister’s helpful comments. I do not think anyone doubts her commitment to those irreplaceable habitats. The key points are ensuring that that message is clear and…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 91, page 91, line 37, leave out “may” and insert “must”. I am sure you will be delighted, Mr Gray, that we have moved on to another clause,…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister. This is a probing amendment, so we will not divide the Committee, but it is extraordinary that it almost seems like a global change has resulted in…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 92, page 93, line 5, leave out “may” and insert “must”. I am afraid that this is going to sound remarkably similar to the previous…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I have clearly touched a nerve. I am delighted to hear that. All I gently observe is that things move rather slowly sometimes. I am sure that the Minister wants it to happen…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The Minister’s comments are helpful. There is concern that if the system does not work appropriately, we could end up with credits stacking up without the work being done, which…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I think I may have missed a point. We discussed all those new clauses, did we?17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I welcome much of what the Minister has said but, as I intimated, the perpetuity issue, and the concern about what might happen with the system not working and the potential for…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 140, in clause 93, page 94, line 13, after “biodiversity in England” insert “, including in particular the species and habitats listed in section 41,”. The…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)The short-haired bumble bee.17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 139, in clause 93, page 94, line 42, at end insert— ‘(1G) In this part, “public authority” has the meaning given by section 28(3) of the Environment Act…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)We will not press the amendment to a Division. While the Minister and I might have a slight difference of opinion, the approaches are legitimately different. I was grateful for…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 138, in clause 93, page 94, line 18, at end insert— “(1ZA) A public authority which has any functions exercisable in relation to England must exercise…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)A while ago.17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I hear what the Minister says, but the amendment is crucial to tilt the balance in local authorities. On that basis, I wish to divide the Committee.17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)In which case I apologise. I should have come in earlier.17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)We tabled these technical but important amendments to interrogate the definition of “public authority” in the Bill as it applies to the biodiversity objective and the local nature…17 Nov 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 137, in clause 93, page 95, line 1, leave out subsection (5) and insert— “(5) After subsection (2) insert— “(2A) the authority must act in accordance with…17 Nov 2020