Question reference: S6W-10933
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 8 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 27 September 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the National Marine Plan Review 2021, and when it will publish its decision on whether it will amend or replace the current National Marine Plan.
Answer
Scottish Ministers have carefully considered the findings of the 2021 National Marine Plan Review. In our Programme for Government 2022-23, Scottish Ministers committed to start the process of developing a new National Marine Plan, to address the global climate and nature crises by carefully managing increasing competition for space and resources in the marine environment. Scottish Ministers will formally commence this process via the publication of its Statement of Public Participation and Stakeholder Engagement Strategy in the coming weeks.