§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to organise a comprehensive survey of the United Kingdom continental shelf and to strengthen sustained marine science and monitoring programmes; and [HL2402]
What action they are taking to foster a duty of care amongst owners of land and the sea-bed, and amongst users of the sea, to protect the marine environment in the public interest. [HL2403]
§ Lord WhittyThe Government's forthcoming Marine Stewardship Report will set out our vision and strategy for the sustainable development and 5WA conservation of the marine environment. It will contain ideas and initiatives that we will want to develop in consultation with stakeholders. We are looking at possible initiatives for surveying the United Kingdom continental shelf and strengthening marine science and monitoring in this context.
§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government
What action they are taking to clarify the roles of statutory agencies with respect to the marine environment and to harmonise their monitoring and information dissemination systems and mechanisms (HL2404)
§ Lord WhittyThe Government keep the roles of statutory agencies under review. The forthcoming Marine Stewardship Report will set out our vision and strategy for the marine environment. It will contain new ideas and initiatives that we will want to develop in consultation with stakeholders. We are looking at possible initiatives for marine monitoring and information exchange in this context.
§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to establish a unified marine planning system to manage the demands of existing and proposed activities which affect the marine environment. (HL2405)
§ Lord WhittyThe Government's forthcoming Marine Stewardship Report will set out our vision and strategy for the marine environment. It will contain new ideas and initiatives that we will want to develop in consultation with stakeholders. We are looking at possible initiatives for improved co-ordination and cooperation in this context.
§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What action they are taking to ensure a strategic environmental assessment of all relevant plans, policies and programmes, including those for fisheries, which affect the marine environment, and ensure the application of the precautionary principle, including risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis, in all integrated marine management. (HL2406)
§ Lord WhittyThe Government's forthcoming Marine Stewardship Report will set out our vision and strategy for the sustainable development and conservation of the marine environment. In this context, we are considering how strategic environmental assessment can help deliver our vision for the marine environment, We are already committed to the application of the precautionary principle.