HC Deb 15 December 1993 vol 234 c692W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action she will take to ensure that the United Kingdom biodiversity action plan will take account of the need to protect marine ecosystems and wildlife.

Mr. Jack

The Ministry aims to build on the steps it has already taken to protect the marine esosystem and wildlife, for example by extending the powers of sea fisheries committees to give them a firmer basis for taking account of environmental needs, and by phasing out the dumping of industrial and other wastes at sea. This and other policies of the Ministry will be reflected in the United Kingdom biodiversity action plan.

Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will consult her ministerial colleagues to make sure that the national sustainable strategy will include a sustainable management system for marine fisheries.

Mr. Jack

Marine fisheries is one of the subjects addressed in the United Kingdom national sustainability strategy which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment proposes to publish in January 1994.

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