Member

That is not to say that rural champions will not remain. I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, will find a reprieve. I thank him and the usual channels for securing this debate. The noble Baroness, Lady Batters, and the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, on our Cross Benches are as experts as they come. Of course, the Minister, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, from Cumbria, will champion rural interests. I hope that they can find the support they need to fight on behalf of rural Britain against the ever-spreading strain of urbanisation.