Written question asked by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 September 2018. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 September 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
National Parks: Seas and Oceans
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Foreign Office on (a) the experience of creating marine protected areas around British Overseas Territories and (b) lessons that could be used in creating UK national marine parks.
- Answer
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My Department has regular contact with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office concerning the establishment of marine protected areas under the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories Blue Belt Programme, including the interaction with the Marine Conservation Zones around the UK itself.
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- Written question
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- 168108
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- British overseas territories National parks Seas and oceans Marine protected areas
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- 2018-09-05 17:47:50 +0100
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