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UIN 29900

Deep Sea Mining

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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16 March 2020

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24 March 2020 · Answer

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24 March 2020

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of biodiversity of the exploration and exploitation of seabed minerals by methods used in deep sea mining.

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  1. 16 March 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on levels of biodiversity of the exploration and exploitation of seabed minerals by methods used in deep sea mining.

    Source: Commons

  2. 24 March 2020

    Answer

    Defra is investigating the risks and environmental effects of deep sea mining through a cross-Government working group including the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the Department for Bus...

    Source: Written answer

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