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Agriculture: Seaweed

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

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
23 Jul 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    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

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    The 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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