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Written Question
Environment Protection
Tuesday 19th July 2016

Asked by: Oliver Colvile (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the Government's 25-year plan for the natural environment.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

The Government remains committed to developing a long term, 25-year plan for the environment. Following the decision to leave the EU, we now have a fresh opportunity to shape a long-term vision for the type of environment we want in this country.

Developing our approach to the environment will need to be informed by significant input from interested parties across many sectors. Further information on the next steps and timings will be provided in due course.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What her policy is on the proposals of the Competition and Markets Authority on increasing competition in the energy market...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2016
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"I congratulate my hon. Friend on answering all the questions this morning and wish her the very best of luck with anything that might happen later. Does she agree that it is only by having greater competition in the market that we can drive down prices, especially for those living …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"1. What discussions the Church of England has had with the Government on plans to regulate out-of-school education settings...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Jul 2016
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"What discussions has my right hon. Friend had with the Government regarding the new portionality and the current role of existing regulations, such as data barring service checks, in out-of-school settings?...."
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Written Question
Marine Conservation Zones
Monday 15th February 2016

Asked by: Oliver Colvile (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department is making on developing effective management strategies for Marine Conservation Zones.

Answered by George Eustice

The Government is committed to delivering a ‘Blue Belt’ of well-managed Marine Protected Areas around our coasts. Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) are given legislative protection under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. Under this Act, a consent or licence can only be agreed where there is no significant risk to the conservation objectives of the MCZ, except in exceptional cases and subject to stringent conditions.

Where fishery management measures are required, Defra is working with the Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities and the Marine Management Organisation to identify appropriate fisheries management measures for all Tranche 1 MCZs by the end of this year and, as a result, those site features considered to be at “high risk” are already being protected. For Tranche 2 MCZ sites, appropriate fisheries management measures will be identified by the relevant authority within two years of designation.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2016
Recreational Sea Bass Fishing

"Does my hon. Friend recognise that there is a real need to have some data to support any action that is taken? Otherwise. it will be very difficult for us to work out a strategy as to what we should be doing...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Feb 2016
Recreational Sea Bass Fishing

"I thank my hon. Friend—my very good hon. Friend, whom I have known for many years—for giving way. Do we not need to ensure that a bass stock is available? That is key, because if there are no bass, there will be nothing for anyone to fish for...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Feb 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"7. What assessment the Government have made of the contribution of nature improvement areas to habitat creation and wildlife conservation...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 04 Feb 2016
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"I thank my hon. Friend for our hedgehog summit on Monday. What measures does he propose, along with our right hon. Friend the Secretary of State, to increase the number of hedgehogs, which, as he knows, has declined by between 30% and 50% over the last 15 years?..."
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