Increased Protection of the North Sea

Part of Orders of the Day — Environmental Protection Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:15 pm on 2 May 1990.

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Photo of Simon Hughes Simon Hughes Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons), Shadow Spokesperson (Education) 7:15, 2 May 1990

The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that there has been a change of roles since then, when a colleague of mine took the view that the amendment was a good idea but somewhat impractical. No one wants less knowledge about what we are doing to our marine environment and coastline; it is a matter of how we go about protecting them.