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Christopher Chope
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(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
We are not talking about the Baldry conservation trust, Mr Sheerman.
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)
Will the full might of the Church of England be deployed in support of the Bat Habitats Regulation Bill, which is due for a Second Reading on 16 January 2015? That Bill would protect churches and deregulate the system so that bats did not get a free ride inside our churches.
Sir Tony Baldry
As I think EU Commissioners have acknowledged, no one expected the EU habitats directive to cover places of worship.