The Chamber welcomes the Joint Committee’s report on the draft Marine Bill

Media statement, 31 July

The Chamber of Shipping today welcomed the Joint Committee’s report into the draft Marine Bill and notes many of the concerns expressed by industry were included in the report’s recommendations.

In particular, the Chamber was pleased that the Joint Committee recommended the need for :

- sufficient resources to be allocated to the new Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to deliver a better licensing service
- careful deliberation to be given to the inter-relationship between the MMO and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA)
- reasonable safeguards to be put in place and proper consideration given when Statutory Instruments (SI) are used by the Secretary of State

The Chamber is confident that given the excellent consultation process and two-way engagement to date that these concerns will be fully taken into consideration by the Marine Bill team and a satisfactory outcome reached.

For further information please contact:
John Stevenson, Chamber of Shipping
020 7417 2833

The draft Marine Bill proposes to set up a new network of marine conservation zones around Britain’s coast and implement changes in fisheries and marine management to help to prevent damage to the marine environment.

The Chamber of Shipping