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Agriculture Bill

Proceeding contribution from Earl of Dundee (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. It occurred during Debate on bills on Agriculture Bill.

My Lords, I support the amendments of the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, which encourage public access and improved accessibility. Equally, I am in favour of Amendment 5 in the name of my noble friend Lord Caithness. Public access should not be forced on farmers just because they have been given financial help. That would be inconsistent with the purposes of the Bill. What should happen instead, as proposed by my noble friend, is that, where relevant, access would be

“granted voluntarily by the recipient of … assistance.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
805 c1138 
Session
2019-21
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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