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Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

World Ocean Day

Contribution

My Lords, I welcome the Bill—as I am sure do my colleagues involved in promoting it—on ensuring that there is a treaty to protect the oceans, but I note that the Government have made merely the first step towards ratification. Before that, we have to have secondary legislation, but there is no sign of it. The Government say that they just need a bit more time—but why? What is the problem in getting on the real road to ratification? Is it that the Government have found a problem in sorting out their policy on bottom trawling?

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