A question on #WindPower #SeasAndOceans tabled by Tracy Gilbert on 22-01-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Wind Power: Seas and Oceans
Question ID: 1758007
UIN: 25873
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-22
Asking Member ID: 5188
Asking Member display name: Tracy Gilbert
Asking Member handle: tracygilbert72
Asking Member Twitter reference: @tracygilbert72
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what processes are in place for Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies to consider (a) new scientific research and (b) evidence on the impact of offshore wind on the marine environment;
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Date answered: 2025-02-07
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Answering Member ID: 4645
Answering Member display name: Emma Hardy
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Emma Hardy
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Answer text: Defra’s Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies, Natural England and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, work closely together on assessing and advising on the impacts of offshore wind on the marine environment. Advice is based on robust scientific meth...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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