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Baroness Sheehan (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

World Ocean Day

Contribution

My Lords, the Blue Belt is the Government’s programme to assist the UK overseas territories in protecting and enhancing ocean health and enabling sustainable growth through evidence-based marine management and protection. Last week, I had the pleasure to meet the representative of the Cayman Islands, Dr Ebanks Garcia, as well as Minister Ebanks-Wilks and former Premier Wayne Panton MP. I have a question arising out of that meeting: how are the Government ensuring that the Blue Belt programme strengthens compliance, surveillance and management capacity in the overseas territories—for example, for protection of mangroves—rather than focusing just on MPA designations?

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