Written question asked by Andrew Mackinlay (Labour) on Monday, 22 October 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 October 2007. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Thursday, 25 October 2007 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Wetlands: Conservation
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on Government policy on the protection of marshes, wetlands and mud and salt flats in and around the Thames estuary and other major rivers.
- Answer
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The Government are firmly committed to the protection of these habitats, both for the important biodiversity they support and the wider benefits they bring, such as natural flood defences, mitigation of climate change and public recreation. For these reasons, most of our major river estuaries have been designated as protected areas, including parts of the Thames, and development may only be permitted in exceptional circumstances.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 160569; 465 c529W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Protection Wetlands
- Link
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