Yes, and if my hon. Friend is very quick, I will also give way to the hon. Member for Barnsley East (Stephanie Peacock).

I thank the Minister and the Opposition spokesperson, the hon.

I am conscious of time, so I will let those comments stand.

Not at the moment; I am very conscious that I took a lot of interventions earlier, and I want to draw my speech to a close.

My hon. Friend is absolutely right. In recent years, the Government have put protections into areas of outstanding natural beauty.

I will give way to the hon. Member for Blackpool South (Gordon Marsden).

The inconsistencies in this process are there for all to see, and I really appeal to the Government to start approaching this issue in a

Mr Hollobone, your words are echoing in my ears. I will condense my remarks to allow other hon.

I do want to make some progress; I am three quarters of the way down the first page of my speech and I have been very generous in giving

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention.