Planning: Ancient Woodland

Debate between Earl Attlee and Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Tuesday 13th March 2012 Lords Chamber

[Earl Attlee]

My Lords, I am sure that there will be protection for undesignated woodland. However, the point is that there is very strong protection for ancient woodland because it cannot possibly be replaced or replicated.

[Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]

My Lords, as the Minister will know, the provisional ancient woodland inventory of England and Wales was prepared by the Nature Conservancy Council and is now commonly referred to as the provisional ancient woodland register. Is he satisfied that the ancient woodland register, being provisional, is an adequate basis for the protection purportedly afforded ancient woodlands by paragraph 169 of the NPPF?

[Earl Attlee]

My Lords, I am satisfied that the NPPF will protect ancient woodland.

War Memorial Gardens

Debate between Earl Attlee and Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Thursday 13th October 2011 Lords Chamber

[Earl Attlee]

My Lords, as a good Conservative, I recommend legislation and regulation only when absolutely necessary.

[Baroness Royall of Blaisdon]

My Lords, will the Minister take this opportunity to agree with me that the War Memorials Trust and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission do the most magnificent job for the people who fell in the world wars, those who lament the loss of their loved ones and also for us? It reminds us of the evils of war but makes us proud that we continue to look after the graves and war memorials.

[Earl Attlee]

My Lords, I could not possibly agree with the Leader of the Opposition to any greater extent.