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| Other This page covers the consultation responses that the MPA submits outside of its more general policy areas. Check back regularly to take advantage of this new archive. For more information, contact Hilary Arrowsmith at the MPA on 020 7963 8000.
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| Consultation Title - Click to Download | Date | Notes | MPA Contact | File Size | |
| 27/07/11 | MPA is at the leading edge of the drive towards a fully competency-assured workforce. We need the HSE to be a strong partner to industry in this endeavour. The Government, through the DWP, needs to ensure therefore that it supports rather than degrades the ability of the HSE to regulate efficiently and effectively. Read the consultation response for further comments. |
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| Welsh Assembly Government Consultation Document Secondary legislation under the Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009: Part 4 Marine Licensing |
29.11.10 | BMAPA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the consultation for secondary legislation for Marine Licensing. A robust, efficient and proportionate regulatory regime which delivers a ‘licence to operate’ for activities and operations is essential to support the wider sustainable development and management of UK waters. Given the wide range of activities and operations that take place in the marine environment, it is also important that the information requirements and regulatory processes and expectations are as consistent as possible – allowing for the differing scales of activity, the environment in which they occur, their environmental significance and the nature of the associated impacts. |
Mark Russell | 128kb |  help |
| Consultation on a marine planning system for England | 11.10.10 | As a sector that has a range of ongoing licensed interests, many of which require renewal by the end of 2013, it is important to have clarity over licensing arrangements during the transitional planning period so that consents and decisions can be delivered while the Marine Plan process is evolving. Without continuity of licensing process, there is a risk that essential licence renewals may be delayed with knock on implications to both operator’s business interests and the supply of strategic construction aggregate resources. We note that transitional arrangements are proposed, but have some concerns over the reliance and interpretation of the Marine Policy Statement (MPS) in delivering decisions in the absence of a plan. | Mark Russell | 128kb | help |
| UK Marine Policy Statement: A draft for consultation | 11.10.10 | A long term policy view to underpin the planning and regulatory functions is absolutely essential to provide certainty and confidence to marine users, particularly where significant long term capital investment is required to undertake the activity in question. As an example of this the current replacement value for the British marine aggregate dredging fleet is >£1 billion. Vessels are expected to have a working life of 25 years and, with the average age of the British fleet being 20 years old, significant investment will be required in the next 5-10 years. The Marine Policy Statement and the new planning and regulatory regimes that will support the delivery of it will provide an essential backdrop to these investment decisions. |
Mark Russell | 128kb | help |
| Second consultation on secondary legislation under the Marine & Coastal Access Bill: Part 4 Marine Licencing |
11.10.10 | BMAPA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the second consultation on the secondary legislation for Marine Licensing. A robust, efficient and proportionate regulatory regime which delivers a ‘licence to operate’ for activities and operations is essential to support the wider sustainable development and management of UK waters. Given the wide range of activities and operations that take place in the marine environment, it is also important that the information requirements and regulatory processes and expectations are as consistent as possible – allowing for the differing scales of activity, the environment in which they occur, their environmental significance and the nature of the associated impacts. |
Mark Russell | 128kb | help |
| Pre-consultation on the draft UK Marine Policy Statement | 07.05.10 | BMAPA very much welcome the opportunity to comment on the draft UK Marine Policy Statement. An efficient and proportionate planning regime which provides a framework to enable delivery of a ‘licence to operate’ for all activities and operations is essential to support the wider sustainable development and management of UK waters. However, both the planning and regulatory processes need to be guided by a robust and clear long term policy that clearly sets out UK Government’s expectations and requirements for all uses of the marine environment. | Mark Russell | 128kb | help |
| Consultation on marine plan areas within the English Inshore and English Offshore Marine Regions | 12.02.10 | BMAPA welcome the opportunity to comment on the considerations for the marine plan areas in English inshore and offshore regions. A robust, efficient and proportionate planning regime which provides a framework to enable delivery of a ‘licence to operate’ for all activities and operations is essential to support the wider sustainable development and management of UK waters. | Mark Russell | 115kb | help |
| Protecting Welsh Seas A draft strategy for marine protected areas in Wales |
16.12.09 | As previously stated in BMAPA's various responses during the Marine Bill development, the marine aggregate sector remains supportive of the proposal to create a network of sites of national nature conservation interest.They also support the intention that such designations would have to take into account socio-economic interests. Given the desire to deliver a more consistent and coherent approach to management and assessment across UK seas, it is essential that proposals for designation be bound by the same robust, evidence-led approach required for marine development licensing. | Mark Russell | 110kb | help |
| Consultation on secondary legislation for England & Wales under the Marine & Coastal Access Bill: Part 4 Marine Licensing |
22.09.09 | BMAPA responds to the first consultation on the secondary legislation for Marine Licensing saying, a robust, efficient and proportionate regulatory regime which delivers a ‘licence to operate’ for activities and operations is essential to support the wider sustainable development and management of UK waters. BMAPA supports the proposal for a single marine licence under the new regime. | Mark Russell | 149kb | help |
| EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions consultation | 08.09 | MPA Comments on: the Consultation on Transposition of EU Directive (2009/29/EC) revising EU Directive (2003/87/EC) and relating to Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data and National Implementation Measures. |
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| Amendments to the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994 | 31.07.09 | Proposed minor amendments to allow Special Nature Conservation Orders (SNCO) to apply to operations taking place on water. | Mark Russell | 100kb | help |
Draft River Basin Management Plans Dee |
19.07.09 | Regional plans developed by the Environment Agency which implement the Water Framework Directive. While notionally focused on river basins, nine of the regional plans make reference to marine aggregate operations which take place within the transitional or coastal waters. |
Mark Russell | 126kb | help |
| Delivering Marine Conservation Zones and European Marine Sites: A draft strategy for marine protected areas | 13.07.09 | Proposed strategy to develop a network of marine protected areas (MPA’s) to fulfill UK government’s Natura 2000 commitments, based on international (SAC/SPA) and national (MCZ) nature conservation designations. | Mark Russell | 113kb | help |
