Member

My noble friend Lord Fuller’s Amendment 19 notes an issue in how national parks are defined, and, in their amendment, the noble Lords, Lord Cameron of Dillington and Lord Best, and the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, raise the issue of how rural areas are defined in relation to population density. As currently drafted, rural areas as a whole will be defined by the Secretary of State through regulations. What counts as “rural” is disputed and will have consequences for tenants who live there. Our Amendment 25 would require an affirmative procedure for such regulations to ensure that Parliament has stronger oversight over how rural areas are defined. I hope that this will have support of other noble Lords.