Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to sign up to the Blue Belt Charter.
The British Government is reviewing the proposed Blue Belt Charter.
The Government is already a global leader in marine protection through the implementation of the Blue Belt programme around the UK and the UK Overseas Territories. Through this programme we are on course to deliver over four million square kilometres of protected ocean by 2020, preserving unique environments and meeting international obligations for the global conservation of oceans.