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929338

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date	22/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress he has made in establishing the largest marine sanctuaries in the southern oceans; and whether those marine sanctuaries remain one of the primary goals of his Department’s Blue Belt policy.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	156620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a leading advocate for marine protection across the Southern Ocean. The UK secured agreement for the first Marine Protected Area (MPA) designated by the international Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and we strongly supported the Ross Sea region MPA, which was agreed in 2016. The UK is a co-proponent for MPA proposals in the Weddell Sea and in East Antarctica, both of which will be presented to the next CCAMLR meeting in October for adoption. We are also playing a leading role in developing an MPA proposal for the Antarctic Peninsula.</p><p>The Blue Belt initiative is primarily focused on British waters around the UK Overseas Territories and we remain committed to protecting 4m square kilometres of UK waters by 2020. South Georgia &amp; the South Sandwich Islands and the British Antarctic Territory both fall within the CCAMLR Convention Area, and the UK therefore works within CCAMLR to underpin protection measures implemented within our own waters.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/07/2018 16:06:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

926972

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made on encouraging other members of the Antarctic Commission to accept an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary in the Weddell Sea.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	155315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a proactive member of the Commission on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and is committed to establishing a representative network of marine protected areas around Antarctica. The UK is a co-proponent of the proposal to establish a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Weddell Sea, which was submitted by the European Union and its Member States to the annual meeting of the CCAMLR in 2016. UK scientists continue to lead on the development of the proposal, chairing an expert workshop earlier in the year. The finalised proposal will be tabled for adoption at the next annual CCAMLR meeting in October 2018. The UK will continue to work with other CCAMLR Members to secure agreement to the Weddell Sea MPA proposal, and further MPA proposals around East Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/06/2018 14:33:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

782743

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support a Marine Protected Area in the Weddell Sea through the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	111167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the establishment of Marine Protected Areas within the area covered by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR - which is part of the Antarctic Treaty system) The UK supports, and is fully engaged in, developing proposals for a Marine Protected Area in the Weddell Sea. UK scientists are leading the proposal development through an expert workshop in the coming months, with the finalised proposal to be tabled at the next annual CCAMLR meeting for discussion and adoption.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/11/2017 17:38:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

782745

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Antarctic: Marine Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that a proposed Marine Protected Area for East Antarctica is implemented.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	111166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the establishment of Marine Protected Areas within the area covered by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR - which is part of the Antarctic Treaty system). The UK supports, and is fully engaged in, developing proposals for a Marine Protected Area in East Antarctica, which will be presented at the next annual CCAMLR meeting for discussion and adoption.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/11/2017 17:37:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman