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657093

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date	12/12/2016
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	Seas and Oceans: British Overseas Territories
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 protect ocean habitats around Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	57115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Ascension Island Government has agreed a scientific plan to determine the exact location of an evidence-based Marine Protected Area, covering at least 50% of its waters, by 2019. The Government of Tristan da Cunha is currently considering options to develop a regime to deliver marine protection across its entire Maritime Zone, which will be underpinned by science and will meet both local economic and community needs. Through implementation of its commitment to establish a Blue Belt around the UK’s Overseas Territories, the UK Government has committed £19.3m, over four years, to support the management, surveillance and enforcement across those Territories with very large-scale Marine Protected Areas or other large-scale marine protection regimes (including both Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), and the enhancement of existing marine protection measures in all the Territories.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/12/2016 12:04:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

657095

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date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to match EU funding for biodiversity projects in the UK Overseas Territories after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	57100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK will continue to have all the rights, obligations and benefits that membership brings, including receiving EU funding, until the UK leaves the EU. This includes funding for OTs.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has committed to fully involving Gibraltar and the Overseas Territories as we prepare for negotiations to leave the EU, to ensure their priorities are taken into account. Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, we will consult closely with stakeholders, including the governments of the Overseas Territories, to review all EU funding schemes in the round and ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/12/2016 11:22:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

657097

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to match EU funding for biodiversity projects in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	57101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Funding for biodiversity is a key priority for agri-environment schemes under our Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). The Government has guaranteed funding for new RDPE projects, including agri-environment ones, agreed before we leave the EU, provided they are good value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Funding is also guaranteed for EU LIFE projects even when those projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. EU LIFE plays an important role in supporting projects which help protect and conserve the natural environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/12/2016 11:25:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

658055

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	EU Internal Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is his policy to retain preferential access to the EU single market by continuing to make financial contributions to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	907892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>We are focussed on securing the best possible deal for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union. Once we have left, it will be for the United Kingdom to decide how taxpayers' money is spent. We will seek the best access to and ability to trade within the single market for all UK companies.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 907900 question first answered 15/12/2016 15:31:02 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins