Member

I turn to Amendment 11 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Hain, my noble friend Lady Smith, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, the noble Baroness, Lady Humphreys, and, I am glad to see, the Minister himself, the noble Lord, Lord Livermore. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, for presenting it and for the way in which he spoke. I welcome the amendment as a small step, as mentioned by several colleagues, in recognising the strong feelings in Wales regarding the exploitation of Welsh resources by the Crown Estate, with very little coming back to Wales. Noble Lords may recall that in Committee I had an amendment which was supported across the House and on which the noble Lord, Lord Hain, spoke very persuasively indeed. In his absence, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Murphy, for proposing Amendment 11, which is a step in the direction of the amendment that we had in Committee.