Clause 127
Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]
6:45 pm
Andrew George (St Ives, Liberal Democrat)
The hon. Gentleman is making an important point that certainly affects the experimental wave hub project, which the Government are keen to promote off the north coast of my constituency. That highlights the fact that two arms of Government policy are in conflict, but the Government can resolve that conflict by requiring the MMO to co-operate as much as possible in providing information, data and support to any body or industry seeking to provide the necessary data for the environmental impact assessment of the type the hon. Gentleman says is going to be costly. Surely it demonstrates the need for co-operation between one arm of Government and another.