Speeches by Heylings.

“The Minister might have pre-empted my speaking to the new clause. The new clause would ensure that local and coastal communities see real benefits from Crown Estate activities by requiring a proper assessment of community benefits before investment decisions are made and by mandating that at least 5% of net profits be …”

“I thank the hon. Lady for that point, which we discussed in the Chamber. The crux of this amendment is that there is a mandate for the Marine Maritime Organisation, which is the body that mediates. The Crown Estate is being given new powers for borrowing and investing, and therefore has a vested interest in the priorit…”

“Given our conversations in this debate about the importance of considering our coastal communities in relation to the new powers that are to be given to the Crown Estate, I draw attention in particular to an example on the north Norfolk coast, the fastest-eroding coastline in north-west Europe. Key sites, vital to our …”

“I beg to move amendment 9, in clause 3, page 2, line 17, at end insert— “(3B) In pursuit of the objective under subsection 3A, the Commissioners must assess the adequacy of protections against coastal erosion in areas affected by their offshore activities.””

“We have received assurances that we will have the chance to discuss the sustainable development definition at the time of Royal Assent and that the framework document will pay due regard to climate and nature duties in relation to our targets for 2050 under the Climate Change Act and to our nature restoration duties un…”

“To seek clarification, is the Minister saying that, unlike what seemed to be the agreement reached in the other House, we will not seek, through this legislation or any burden put on the Crown Estate, to ensure that it has a climate and nature duty, such as other bodies have? That will not form part of the definition o…”

“I will speak to amendment 8, which is similar to amendment 6. It would strengthen clause 3 by ensuring that sustainable development is properly defined within the Crown Estate’s framework document and that this definition explicitly includes a climate and nature duty. The Crown Estate plays a pivotal role in the manage…”

“Amendment 7 is similar to amendment 4, and is supportive of its essence. It is about introducing a sensible borrowing limit for the Crown Estate commissioners by capping their net debt-to-asset value ratio at 25%, with any change to that limit requiring parliamentary approval. As we have just heard, clause 1 as it stan…”

“If you could share it with the Committee that would be very good. If you have an example that you could show of where it has worked, where you think this is based on a very good example, we would really like to hear something like that.”

“You have no further recommendations on that?”

“On the offsite?”

“To build on that recommendation, what is your recommendation, given you are saying that basically, as I understand it, nobody is responsible for monitoring offsite at the moment? It is to understand that point. Also, for it come at the beginning, would there be a recommendation about strengthening the duty on local gov…”

“It is good to know that my constituency of South Cambridgeshire is one of those areas where they are pushing within the emerging local plan for 20% biodiversity net gain just because they see that it is within the margin of error trying to get 10%, but while trying to wrinkle out the errors, obviously. We have also hea…”

“You have no further recommendations on that?”

“To build on that recommendation, what is your recommendation, given you are saying that basically, as I understand it, nobody is responsible for monitoring offsite at the moment? It is to understand that point. Also, for it come at the beginning, would there be a recommendation about strengthening the duty on local gov…”

“Then by the time you have got that and the time you are about to implement it the land is no longer available because it has been built on because we have the push for housing.”

“As I understand it, if we are hearing it, you say, “Great thing”, because they come in as the body. Say, “This is the problem. This is the way we can resolve it. To resolve it we would need this amount of land or this side of the rivers or this waterway because this is what will be able to do a nutrient neutrality exer…”

“What would be your key recommendation for this Committee inquiry when it comes to what should accompany the Nature Restoration Fund?”

“If you could share it with the Committee that would be very good. If you have an example that you could show of where it has worked, where you think this is based on a very good example, we would really like to hear something like that.”

“Can you just explain where that could create a problem?”