Clause38
Commons Bill [Lords]
1:30 pm
James Paice (Shadow Minister (Agriculture & Rural Affairs), Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; South East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
I will not prolong the Committee’s consideration. I have made my points and the Minister understands that there is concern on the Opposition Benches about the general impact of clause 38 on sensible measures that people may feel are necessary and about the need to reduce what appears to be a massive sledgehammer to crack a nut: having to go to the Secretary of State for approval for virtually everything. That is what we are trying to remove.
I am sure that the Minister will have caused further debate on clause 43. We may return to some of the issues then and, I suspect, on Report. In the meantime, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.