Source · Select Committees · Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Recommendation 5
5
Rejected
Paragraph: 36
Bring in bespoke primary legislation for comprehensive marine mammal protection next Parliament
Recommendation
We further recommend that the Government should bring in bespoke primary legislation on marine mammal protection over the course of the next Parliament.
Government Response Summary
The government explicitly rejected the recommendation to introduce bespoke primary legislation for marine mammal protection, citing the extent of existing legislation and international conventions, and an unlikelihood of securing legislative time.
Paragraph Reference:
36
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
We do not expect to introduce bespoke primary legislation regarding marine mammals given the extent of legislation and international conventions which already exist. Nor do we anticipate further legislative work regarding the transit of cetacean products, recognising the volume of such product as a proportion of overall products in and out of UK ports is very small, and we are unlikely to secure legislative time.