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date	24/01/2020
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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September to Question 284655 on Cayman Islands: Passenger Ships, what assessment the Government has made of the effect on coral reef and other seabed of the Cruise Berthing Facility Project in the Cayman Islands; and what steps he is taking to protect the marine environment of UK Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>​The Cruise Berthing Facility Project was raised during Lord Ahmad's visit to the Cayman Islands last year and the Governor maintains a regular dialogue with those on both sides of this debate. Environmental protection is an area of devolved responsibility in Overseas Territories. Cayman law requires that an environmental impact assessment be conducted before a development of this nature proceeds. An updated environmental impact <del class="ministerial">assessment</del> <ins class="ministerial">scoping document </ins>has been submitted to the Environmental Assessment Board for review; once this review is complete a period of public consultation will commence before a final report is issued. Under the Blue Belt programme, United Kingdom funding has been provided to support the Overseas Territories protect and manage their marine environments. The programme is currently on course to protect 4 million square kilometres of ocean around the UKOTs. Further funding was announced in August for FY 2020/21 to continue this important programme.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/02/2020 14:26:53 question first ministerially corrected 10/02/2020 10:21:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher previous answer version 4230 answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

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registered interest
date	24/04/2018
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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much UK Overseas Territories Blue Belt programme funding was spent with (1) the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, (2) the Marine Management Organisation, and (3) UK Overseas Territory governments, in the financial years (a) 2016–17, and (b) 2017–18.
tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
uin	HL7259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>During 2016-17 the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) had a total spend of £803,064; the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) had a total spend of £194,548 and £300,000 was spent by Ascension Island Government. During 2017-18 a total of £1,881,000 was spent by CEFAS, £875,000 by the MMO; £300,00 spent by Ascension Island Government; £725,000 by the British Indian Ocean Territory Administration; £39,500 spend by the St Helena Government; £140,000 by Tristan da Cunha Government; and £52,500 spent by the Government of South Georgia &amp; the South Sandwich Islands.</p><p>In both periods, up to £500,000 per year was available to all Territories through the Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (also known as Darwin Plus) for bespoke marine projects.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/05/2018 14:04:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

810671

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with Government officials in the Overseas Territories on reducing the amount of waste plastic in oceans.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	121016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2018 answer text <p>Cutting plastic pollution in oceans is a key Government priority. We are working with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to engage with the Overseas Territories to help them develop and implement policies to reduce plastic waste. Active monitoring of marine waste and clean-up takes place in a number of OTs. Henderson Island in the Pitcairns is particularly badly affected by washed-up ocean plastics. We are working with the Government of the Pitcairn Islands to undertake a scientific study later this year to evaluate the rate and impact of plastics washing ashore there.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 10/01/2018 17:13:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

523954

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which departmental budget is supporting the Government's blue belt policy to protect marine biodiversity in the UK Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	39962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The delivery of the UK Overseas Territories Blue-Belt policy is a cross-Government initiative and as such will receive cross-departmental funding.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/06/2016 15:20:35 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

523957

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	British Overseas Territories: Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a strategy for its blue belt policy to protect marine biodiversity in British Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	40037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>The overarching policy framework is currently being developed by Government in consultation with the UK Overseas Territories, with the objective of delivering a demonstrable increase in the protection of marine biodiversity. The UK Overseas Territories are constitutionally responsible for the conservation of their natural environments and as such will develop bespoke solutions, where necessary, to implement this policy.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/06/2016 15:21:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park