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Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what he expects to be the membership composition of the Marine Biodiversity Liaison Group; and if he will make a statement. [170886]
Jonathan Shaw: I am not aware of any group called the Marine Biodiversity Liaison Group. However, DEFRA has set up a Marine Biodiversity Stakeholder Group which provides a forum for discussion between DEFRA and its stakeholders. The groups purpose is to provide governmental and non-governmental stakeholders with periodic updates of progress on marine biodiversity policy; all present are given the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to policy development.
Membership of the group is broad and flexible and includes representatives from: Government, the devolved administrations, Government agencies, non-government organisations (for example, the Wildlife Trusts), academic organisations (for example, the Marine Biological Association), marine industry sectors (such as the British Ports Association) and marine recreational sectors (for example the Royal Yachting Association).
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many new developments went ahead against Environment Agency advice in 2006-07. [169853]
Mr. Woolas: In 2006-07, 110 planning applications were granted against Environment Agency advice. It is not known how many of these proposals have been implemented, as planning permission remains valid for a period of three years before commencement is required.
In this period, local planning authorities reported back to the Agency on the outcome of its objections in 57 per cent. of cases. Only 4 per cent. of these decisions went against the Agencys advice.
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which sites he has designated marine protection areas; and if he will make a statement. [170889]
Jonathan Shaw: A range of current legislative measures provide protection to important marine species and habitats at key sites. We currently have 151 marine protected areas in UK inshore waters (within 12 nautical miles), which include:
72 special protections areas with marine habitats for birds;
76 special areas of conservation with marine habitats or species, and
three statutory marine nature reserves.
The following list provides the names of these sites.
Special protection areas with marine components in UK waters
Aide-Ore Estuary
Bae Caerfyrddin/Carmarthen Bay
Belfast Lough
Benacre to Easton Bavents
Benfleet and Southend Marshes
Blackwater Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 4)
Breydon Water
Bridgend Flats, Islay
Burry Inlet
Carlingford Lough
Chesil Beach and The Fleet
Chichester and Langstone Harbours
Colne Estuary (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 2)
Coquet Island
Cromarty Firth
Crouch and Roach Estuaries (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 3)
Deben Estuary
Dengie (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 1)
Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet
Duddon Estuary
Dungeness to Pett Level
Dyfi Estuary/Aber Dyfi
East Sanday Coast
Exe Estuary
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
Foulness (Mid-Essex Coast Phase 5)
Gibraltar Point
Glannau Aberdaron and Ynys Enlli/Aberdaron Coast and Bardsey Island
Glas Eileanan
Gruinart Flats, Islay
Hamford Water
Humber Estuary
Inner Clyde Estuary
Inner Moray Firth
Killough Bay
Laggan, Islay
Larne Lough
Lindisfarne
Loch of Inch and Torrs Warren
Lough Foyle
Medway Estuary and Marshes
Mersey Estuary
Minsmere-Walberswick
Montrose Basin
Moray and Nairn Coast
Morecambe Bay
North Norfolk Coast
North Uist Machair and Islands
Outer Ards
Pagham Harbour
Poole Harbour
Portsmouth Harbour
Ramsey and St. David's Peninsula Coast
Rathlin Island
Ribble and Alt Estuaries
Severn Estuary
Solent and Southampton Water
South Uist Machair and Lochs
Stour and Orwell Estuaries
Strangford Lough
Tamar Estuaries Complex
Thames Estuary and Marshes
Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay
The Dee Estuary
The Swale
The Wash
Traeth Lafan/Lavan Sands, Conway Bay
Upper Solway flats and Marshes
Ynys Feurig, Cemlyn Bay and The Skerries
Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch
Special areas of conservation with marine components in UK waters
Aide, Ore and Butley Estuaries
Ascrib, Isay and Dunvegan
Bae Cemlyn/Cemlyn Bay
Bann Estuary
Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast
Braunton Burrows
Cardigan Bay/Bae Ceredigion
Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/Bae Caerfyrddin ac
Aberoedd
Chesil and the Fleet
Culbin Bar
Dee Estuary/Aber Dyfrdwy
Dornoch Firth and Morrich More
Drigg Coast
Dungeness
Eileanan agus Sgeiran Lios mór
Essex Estuaries
Fal and Helford
Faray and Holm of Faray
Firth of Lorn
Firth of Tay and Eden Estuary
Flamborough Head
Glannau Môn: Cors heli/Angelsey Coast: Saltmarsh
Humber Estuary
Isle of May
Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs
Isles of Scilly Complex
Kenfig/Cynffig
Limestone Coast of South West Wales/Arfordir
Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru
Loch Creran
Loch Moidart and Loch Shiel Woods
Loch nam Madadh
Loch of Stenness
Loch Roag Lagoons
Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs
Luce Bay and Sands
Lundy
Mòine Mhór
Minsmere to Walberswick Heaths and Marshes
Monach Islands
Moray Firth
Morecambe Bay
Mousa
Murlough
North Antrim Coast
North Norfolk Coast
North Rona
North Uist Machair
Obain Loch Euphoirt
OrfordnessShingle Street
Papa Stour
Pembrokeshire Marine/Sir Benfro Forol
Pen Llyn ar Sarnau/Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau
Plymouth Sound and Estuaries
Rathlin Island
Sanday
Severn Estuary/Môr Hafren
Sidmouth to West Bay
Solent and Isle of Wight Lagoons
Solent Maritime
Solway Firth
Sound of Arisaig (Loch Ailort to Loch Ceann Traigh)
South Uist Machair
South Wight Maritime
South-East Islay Skerries
St. Kilda
Strangford Lough
Sullom Voe
Sunart
Thanet Coast
The Vadills
The Wash and North Norfolk Coast
Treshnish Isles
Tweed Estuary
Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conway Bay
Yell Sound Coast
Marine nature reserves in UK waters
Lundy
Skomer
Strangford Loch
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to bring forward a Marine Bill. [170927]
Jonathan Shaw: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 November 2007, Official Report, column 868W.
Bill Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects the Marine Strategy Directive to be implemented. [170929]
Jonathan Shaw: The Marine Strategy Directive is currently being negotiated. Implementation will consist of:
(i) transposition
(ii) an initial assessment of the current state of the marine environment
(iii) determination of the characteristics of good environmental status
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