Extracts from committee stage (Lords) (day 6) of the Environment Bill - July 7
Thursday, 8 July 2021 07:34
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Lord Lucas (Con) [V]:...Has my noble friend looked at the Hampshire
County Council nitrates credit scheme? This is a scheme it is
putting together so that new housing developments in Hampshire,
which would otherwise add to the nitrate burden in rivers and
therefore to nitrate pollution in the estuary, can offset that
additional pollution by purchasing farmland, which is currently a
substantial source of nitrates, and taking that out of production.
This is an interesting idea, but I very much...Request free trial
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