Written answers
Monday, 3 July 2006
Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Marine Bill
Robert Key (Salisbury, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects to publish a draft
Marine Bill; and whether he plans to submit it for pre-legislative scrutiny;
Ben Bradshaw (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary (Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare), Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
DEFRA published a consultation document on 29 March
2006 that outlined the Government's thinking in a number of key areas
that will be addressed by a Marine Bill. The consultation period three
months. We will need to take the consultation responses into account
before taking a decision on the timing of and arrangements for further
consultation on detailed proposals or a draft Bill. Introduction of
a Marine Bill will follow later in this Parliament, subject to the availability
of Parliamentary time.
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