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Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill

Proceeding contribution from Sarah Newton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Friday, 30 November 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills on Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill.

I did not plan to speak today, and I certainly do not want to take up much time, because I want the Bill to make progress. However, I feel that I must make a few brief points.

I am a lifelong sailor, and—although I have not had a distinguished Royal Navy career like my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon South (Richard Ottaway), whom I have the privilege of succeeding in the debate—I do represent a port: the port of Falmouth, which has many of the features described by my hon. Friend. It is a very busy port, with conflicting usages of the harbour authority area. I firmly believe that the prevention of injury and the safety of everyone who uses the port—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
554 c549 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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