Clause 11 - Power to provide for further exemptions
Water Bill [Lords]
5:00 pm
Mr Elliot Morley (Minister of State (Environment and Agri-Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Scunthorpe, Labour)
I conceded that trickle irrigation has benefits. Depending on how the agency handles the licensing regime, people may see an advantage in moving towards using trickle irrigation. It is a matter for future consultation on how the abstraction licensing system is to be applied.