Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking improve marine conservation in the UK.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
On 11 January, the Government published the 25 Year Environment Plan that outlines the steps we will take to achieve our ambition of leaving the environment in a better state than we found it. The Plan explains how we will improve marine conservation, providing a basis for planning our future policies and regulatory framework. We will bring forward our Fisheries Bill in due course.
We will continue to work with Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to ensure that our plans for improving marine conservation are coordinated.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking improve marine conservation in the UK.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
On 11 January, the Government published the 25 Year Environment Plan that outlines the steps we will take to achieve our ambition of leaving the environment in a better state than we found it. The Plan explains how we will improve marine conservation, providing a basis for planning our future policies and regulatory framework. We will bring forward our Fisheries Bill in due course.
We will continue to work with Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland to ensure that our plans for improving marine conservation are coordinated.