In the Lords

My Lords, ocean protection is vital for the domestic and global economy as well as for nature, of course, and that is why we have several Mi

I am not 100% convinced that I followed the question, but the UK’s role internationally in standing up for the rule of law on our oceans is

It is a really important point. Take South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, for example, where we have a large protected area.

I thoroughly approve of the second part of the question; I thank my noble friend.

I am just not convinced that we would have a better approach.

This is an important point and there is a tension between our desire to scale up offshore wind, a sector in which the UK has a leadership po

My Lords, before becoming a Minister, my noble friend Lord Benyon put together a report for the Government on highly protected marine areas.

That is a very different issue.

The UK is committed to playing a leading role in developing an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework to be adopted at COP15 of t

The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy identified tackling climate change and biodiversity loss as the U