Clause 17 - General consideration of licence applications
Water Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister. I am somewhat calmed to know that the powers already exist and that the consultation will be so full and complete that the Government will deliver a proper code of conduct to the Environment Agency. However, he has touched a nerve. The agency has a priority to put the environment before the interests, perhaps, of people. I urge him to keep an eye on that, but in the interests of making progress, and because we may revisit the issue on Report, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 17 ordered to stand part of the Bill.