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Commons Chamber
Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill
Committee of the whole House - Tue 20 Feb 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Rosie Winterton (Lab - Doncaster Central) any relevant decisions relating to the marine environment made by a body undertaking public functions - Speech Link
2: Selaine Saxby (Con - North Devon) environment, which we on land owe so much to and are still finding out more about. - Speech Link
3: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) in delivering the marine spatial prioritisation programme of the Department for Environment, Food and - Speech Link
4: Lloyd Russell-Moyle (LAB - Brighton, Kemptown) generations and Governments to come and fix your mess; do not bind their hands under international treaties - Speech Link
5: Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness) Friend seeks to achieve and assure her that the Government share her desire to protect the marine environment—not - Speech Link

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Non-Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Maritime and Coastguard Agency

Nov. 13 2023

Source Page: Consultation on draft merchant shipping (anti-fouling systems) regulations 2024
Document: ANNEX A - The Merchant Shipping (Anti-Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024 (PDF)

Found: XXX MARINE POLLUTION The Merchant Shipping (Anti -Fouling Systems) Regulations 2024 Made - - - -

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Select Committee

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

ARC0021 - The Arctic

Written Evidence Nov. 01 2023

Inquiry: The Arctic
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: International Relations and Defence Committee

Found: the Parties to CAOFA in the Republic of Korea in June 2023, and officials from the Department for Environment

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Written Question

Marine Environment: Treaties

Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take legislative steps to ratify the Global Ocean Treaty.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The UK was pleased to be among the first signatories to the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement when it opened for signature at the UN on 20 September 2023 and the Agreement was laid before Parliament for scrutiny on 16 October 2023. Work is in hand on the legislation and other measures needed to translate the detailed and complex provisions of the Agreement into UK law before we can ratify the Agreement, which will be taken forward when parliamentary time allows.

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Select Committee

WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies

Report Nov. 29 2023

Committee: International Agreements Committee

Found: matters relating to the negotiation, conclusion and implementation of international agreements, and 2) treaties

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Select Committee

UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum

SOT0043 - The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21st Century

Written Evidence Dec. 05 2023

Inquiry: The Status of the UK’s Overseas Territories in the 21 Century
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: This role includes ensuring that any UKOT marine conservation initiatives are context-appropriate

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Select Committee

The Investment Association

CAP0005 - The role of natural capital in the green economy

Written Evidence Nov. 17 2023

Inquiry: The role of natural capital in the green economy
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environmental Audit Committee

Found: There are treaties, laws, and initiatives, but these are not always aligned or consistent.

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