Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

The noble Baroness will be reassured to learn that I asked to look at a map of the Bristol Channel because of this issue. I am not sure that I was much the wiser afterwards in terms of the impact on the north Devon fisheries, but I will come back to that point in a moment. On the more general issues of the zone, I apologise once again to the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, for being a little dismissive of the fisheries argument earlier. We have had endless debates about the common fisheries policy and we all know that it is coming to some kind of climax with the arrangements for 2012. However, Scotland and Northern Ireland have these zones and Wales is getting the opportunity to have a zone. There is certainly no issue with regard to international boundaries. I am not sure I can give an answer to the noble Baroness about the boundary arrangements between Wales and north Devon. I will write to her on that point because in all my voluminous notes I am afraid that particular dimension does not occur. The fisheries issue will, of course, recur in this House but I emphasise, with regard to this clause, that we are merely creating a framework within which the Welsh Assembly Government can exercise authority within the limited waters that the map defines. I give way to the noble Lord.