Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 256
Agriculture: Seaweed
Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made of an assessment the adequacy of public (a) information and (b) consultation by the Marine Management Organisation in relation to marine licence applica
Answer
Emma HardyThe Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) statutory powers for marine licensing are set out in the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA). Licensing decisions made by MMO are done so independently of Defra (unless they meet certain criteria which coul...
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