Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 7 April 2010.
Desmond Swayne
Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(1) if he will replace Wightlink as the competent authority in the Lymington river for the purposes of constructing an impact assessment of the new ferries; and if he will make a statement;
(2) when he plans to respond to the e-mail from Michael Derrick of the Lymington River Association on the position of Wightlink as the competent authority for ferry operations.
Huw Irranca-Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Marine and Natural Environment)
There are no provisions in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, which came into force on
Officials wrote to Michael Derrick on
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
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