Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill

moved Amendment No. 12:"Page 31, line 20, at end insert—" ““(A1)   No order shall be made under subsection (2) with respect to any road which would have the effect of limiting access to land, with or without mechanically propelled vehicles, or a person with an interest in that land or their invitees. (A2)   In subsection (A1) ““interest”” shall have the meaning given in section 71(1) of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006.”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, this is a minor matter but I seek clarification from the Minister. We debated the issue at length on Report. The amendment would ensure that safeguards are included in the legislation to prevent the making of traffic regulation orders over access to private land for those who make use of that land primarily for business purposes. If I reflect him correctly, on Report the Minister stated that he simply did not share my fears on this. I may be misrepresenting him, which I certainly do not wish to do, but at a subsequent meeting the possibility arose that regulations might be made to prevent restrictions of access where access was needed for longer than the eight-hour allowance provided under national park traffic regulation orders. I said at the previous stage that I was not satisfied with the Minister’s response to a very real concern for the well-being of businesses in national parks and I would be grateful if he could enlighten me on the presence of those regulations, which I do not believe have yet been clarified sufficiently. I beg to move.