A question on #SeasAndOceans #DepartmentalResponsibilities tabled by Baroness Coffey on 12-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington.

Heading: Seas and Oceans: Departmental Responsibilities
Question ID: 1784141
UIN: HL5716
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-12
Asking Member ID: 4098
Asking Member display name: Baroness Coffey
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Baroness Coffey
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government which minister within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is responsible for ocean policy and legislation.
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Date answered: 2025-03-28
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Answering Member ID: 3972
Answering Member display name: Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Answering Member handle: JennyChapman
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JennyChapman
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Answer text: The Minister for the Indo-Pacific has overall responsibility for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) Legal Directorate, which includes Ocean Policy Unit, but some ocean policy issues have previously been covered by other Ministers. M...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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