§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the European Union is a party to the Biodiversity Convention; whether that convention has any bearing on the content or conduct of the Common Fisheries Policy in North European waters; and, if so, whose responsibility it is to ensure that it is being observed there. [HL3601]
§ Lord DonoughueThe European Community is a contracting party to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Commission presented a strategy to the Council earlier this year, indicating how biodiversity might be better integrated into key Community policies. This includes the establishment of a series of sectoral action plans, including one relating to fisheries. The Commission will be guided by this strategy when drawing up proposals under the Common Fisheries Policy and in other sectors.
§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the European Union is a party to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context; whether that Convention has any bearing on the content or conduct of the Common Fisheries Policy in North European waters; and, if so, whose responsibility it is to ensure that it is being observed there. [HL3602]
§ Lord DonoughueThe European Community is a contracting party to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, which does not apply to fisheries matters.