{"longTitle":"A Bill to make provision in relation to marine functions and activities; to make provision about migratory and freshwater fish; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of an English coastal walking route and of rights of access to land near the English coast; to enable the making of Assembly Measures in relation to Welsh coastal routes for recreational journeys and rights of access to land near the Welsh coast; to make further provision in relation to Natural England and the Countryside Council of Wales; to make provision in relation to works which are detrimental to navigation; to amend the Harbours Act 1964; and for connected purposes.","summary":"<p>A draft Marine Bill was published on 3 April 2008 for public consultation. It was also subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by Parliament. The Bill covers a broad range of marine issues.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>Sets up a new Marine Management Organisation under which many of the existing, diverse areas of marine regulation would be centralised</li><li>streamlines the existing marine licensing system and provides powers to create a joined-up marine planning policy</li><li>introduces new measures to reform fisheries management</li><li>provides a framework for establishing marine conservation zones</li><li>enables the creation of a walkable route around the English coast.</li></ul><p> </p>","sponsors":[{"member":{"memberId":2024,"name":"Lord Hunt of Kings Heath","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Lords","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/2024/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/2024/contact","memberFrom":"Life peer"},"organisation":{"name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"},"sortOrder":1},{"member":{"memberId":413,"name":"Hilary Benn","party":"Labour","partyColour":"d50000","house":"Commons","memberPhoto":"https://members-api.parliament.uk/api/Members/413/Thumbnail","memberPage":"https://members.parliament.uk/member/413/contact","memberFrom":"Leeds Central"},"organisation":{"name":"Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs"},"sortOrder":2}],"promoters":[],"petitioningPeriod":null,"petitionInformation":null,"agent":null,"billId":360,"shortTitle":"Marine and Coastal Access","formerShortTitle":null,"currentHouse":"Unassigned","originatingHouse":"Lords","lastUpdate":"2010-01-07T12:32:15","billWithdrawn":null,"isDefeated":false,"billTypeId":1,"introducedSessionId":22,"includedSessionIds":[22],"isAct":true,"currentStage":{"id":2792,"stageId":11,"sessionId":22,"description":"Royal Assent","abbreviation":"RA","house":"Unassigned","stageSittings":[{"id":2619,"stageId":11,"billStageId":2792,"billId":360,"date":"2009-11-12T00:00:00"}],"sortOrder":15}}