Clause 149
Marine and Coastal Access Bill [Lords]
10:45 am
Huw Irranca-Davies (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine and Natural Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ogmore, Labour)
The hon. Gentleman has made a good point. The duty is to report at least every four years. It would certainly be possible to require that reporting to happen sooner, not least if something were felt to be amiss in the performance or if there were a failure to carry out duties.