Environment Bill: Royal Assent Debate
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Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
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Environment Bill: Royal Assent
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Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con)
My Lords, as the noble Lord says, we have seen significant declines in biodiversity in recent decades. For a target to be successful, there needs to be a strong element of bench- marking, and that will be a feature of the measures we bring in.
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
Given the priority that the Government have given this Bill and the fact that most of the detail will be in regulations, will my noble friend commit to publishing the regulations as the Bill is going through, so we have a better idea of the detail and can scrutinise it as we go along?
Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Con)
My Lords, I do not think I am in a position to make that commitment, but I will certainly commit to ensuring that the House is presented with as much information as is possible during the passage of the Bill in order that noble Lords can make informed decisions.