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Proceeding contribution from Lord Eden of Winton (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 3 March 2009. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL].

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

Very briefly, I want to remind the Minister of the fact that the European Union regulation to which my noble friend’s amendment refers was examined by the European Union Select Committee of this House in its 25th report, published in 2003, commenting on the progress of reform of the common fisheries policy. The committee made the point then that this regulation was the most controversial of the 18 documents published about the outcome of the consultation process. What is the attitude of the European Commission today? The difficulty is that there is a gap between the declaration of intent and the implementation of the policy. Other noble Lords have talked about the need for consistency in the establishment of conservation zones. The consistency will come about only if the European Commission requires it to happen, and therefore the attitude of the main fishing countries such as Spain and France is very important. We need to know exactly where they stand.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
708 c722 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Coastal areas Archaeology Cooperation Bureaucracy Devolution Cultural heritage Carbon dioxide Departmental responsibilities Damage Boats Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Cross border cooperation Chemicals Fisheries Flood control Licensing Enforcement Fixed penalties Environment protection EU law Electricity generation Fishing vessels Fines Infrastructure Exemptions Environmental impact assessment Hazardous substances Freight Isle of Man EU action Fish Electric cables Local government Northern Ireland Navigation Protection Oil Pollution Powers Prosecutions Planning Ports Natural gas Public consultation Nature conservation Monitoring Quarrying Offshore industry Scotland Republic of Ireland Transport Regulation Storage Sustainable development Wales Waste management Repairs and maintenance Shipping Waste disposal Seas and oceans Wrecks Testing Territorial waters Sewers Sites of special scientific interest Sanctions Wetlands Departmental coordination Nanotechnology Dredging Irish Sea Offshore drilling Reserved matters Marine and Fisheries Agency Special areas of conservation Department of Energy and Climate Change Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission Marine conservation zones Inshore fisheries and conservation authorities Stop notices Remediation notices
Legislation
Marine and Coastal Access Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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