Natural England: Gamebird Release Licensing Debate
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Lord Fuller
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Natural England: Gamebird Release Licensing
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
I am not aware of the specific policies to which my noble friend refers, because there are lots of different areas where Natural England is involved. If we are talking about shooting licences, which is where this started, Natural England will look at each licence on its own merits and make a decision thereon.
Lord Fuller (Con)
My Lords, further to the comments from my noble friend Lord Roborough, Natural England is confused as to its role. Is it regulator, adviser, operator, competitor or pricer? There are multiple conflicts of interest. When will the Government help Natural England understand what its role truly should be?
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
I feel like saying, “I refer to my previous answer”. This comes back to the fact that we are reviewing the roles and responsibilities of all the different arm’s-length bodies in Defra to ensure that there is clarity about what each is responsible for, that there is no overlap and that they are as efficient and as best value for money as they can be.