Commons Bill [Lords]

I support my hon. Friend’s amendment No. 114. In relation to Warcop, before I get too far out of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, may I pay tribute to the wonderful job the Ministry of Defence does in managing that range for wildlife purposes? When I hear people whinge about the MOD owning land and so on, I know that the best places for wildlife protection in my constituency are on the live firing ranges at Warcop, with tanks blasting off 120 mm shells a few yards away from where wildlife is happily existing. I am happy to put that on record. There is no great issue of principle between us on what we are seeking to achieve. I pay great tribute to the hon. Member for Sherwood (Paddy Tipping), and when we discussed the matter in Committee, I could not help but conclude that when he thinks of commons it is of the Wimbledon commons of this world and smaller village greens, where it would be absolutely atrocious for people to put up miles of barbed wire fencing. I, however, tend to think of 10,000 acres of moorland in Cumbria, where we sometimes need a wee bit of fencing.