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Marine protection news from UK Parliament.

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Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill debated in the Lords
Members discuss draft law to regulate licensing rounds for North Sea oil. Catch up
27 March 2024
Threats to UK biodiversity at heart of Lords debate
Members discuss infectious disease threats to human, animal and plant health. Catch up
19 January 2024
Government falling short on protecting marine mammals
Committee publishes the Government’s response to its report, Protecting Marine Mammals in the UK and Abroad
31 October 2023
Comment: Government’s backing of a moratorium on deep sea mining
The Government has today announced that it is backing a moratorium on deep sea mining exploitation, accepting recommendations from two previous EAC reports
30 October 2023
Minke whale’s rare activity off constituency of MP launching new mammal report
Minke whale’s rare activity off constituency of MP launching new mammal report
27 June 2023
MPs call for detail on official inquiry into mass sea life die-off
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee asks for more detail on the independent panel of experts to reinvestigate the mass die-off of crustaceans
13 December 2022
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Minister questioned on floating offshore wind 
Welsh Affairs Committee examines the role of the Crown Estate in delivering FLOW in the Celtic Sea
17 November 2022
MPs probe Yorkshire sealife deaths
MPs hold a hearing into the deaths of large numbers of crustaceans off the Yorkshire coast
11 October 2022
Comment: EA environmental performance report on water and sewerage companies
Environmental Audit Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, makes a statement
14 July 2022
Comment: OEP launches investigation into the regulation of combined sewer overflows
Environmental Audit Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, reacts to the announcement
28 June 2022
Foggy polluted sky
EAC welcomes ONS move to publish emissions statistics alongside GDP figures
The Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, has written to the National Statistician.
27 June 2022
MPs examine protecting whales and other marine mammals
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee examines issues affecting marine mammals such as whales, dolphins and porpoises
29 April 2022
Plastic waste exports scrutinised by EFRA Committee MPs
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is holding an evidence session in its inquiry into plastic waste
17 March 2022
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MPs ask how ‘alternative plastics’ might reduce waste
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee holds an evidence session in its inquiry into plastic waste
13 January 2022
Three private members' bills in the Lords
Members discuss hereditary peers, cigarette health warnings and addition of environment to the national curriculum. Catch up
06 December 2021
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