Clause 29 - Withdrawal of compensation for certain revocations and variations
Water Bill [Lords]
4:30 pm
Mr Elliot Morley (Minister of State (Environment and Agri-Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Scunthorpe, Labour)
That may well be the case. I hope that the licences granted more recently would reflect the greater knowledge and understanding of catchments and the impact on the area. It depends on the individual circumstances. Each case will be considered on its merits. There will be attempts to resolve issues through sustainable means. I would not want Members to get the impression that from 2012 there will be squads of agency hit-people going around the countryside withdrawing licences. It is simply about giving the agency proper tools for proper sustainable management.