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Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

My point was about the ordinary members of the board, whose commitment is not as big. The provision is not restricted to the chairman or deputy chairman; it applies to all. I will not go further on that point tonight, as I think that we have more than covered it. My Amendment No. 98 was a probing amendment to pose the question whether the Government are not slightly concerned by the powers in that particular sub-paragraph, which could allow a lot of different bodies to expect to take an interest, to interfere, to criticise or to intrude. There are so many bodies now that are set up to audit things, including the Audit Commission, the Health and Safety Executive and this, that and the other. That is why we tabled Amendment No. 98. At this stage, I will not ask the Minister to do any more with my set of amendments. I thank her most warmly, as I do all Members who have spoken to them. We all need to read what the Minister has said. Perhaps we shall return to some of it—not all of it, I assure her—at the next stage. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. [Amendments Nos. 22 to 51 not moved.]
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
677 c1117-8 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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