Committee hears from organisations on Blue Growth

• Parliament TV: EU Regional Marine Cooperation
• Inquiry: Regional Marine Co-operation
• EU Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy Sub-Committee

The House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy hears from organisations involved with Blue Growth in relation to its ongoing inquiry into Regional Marine Co-Operation.

Blue Growth is the long term strategy to support sustainable growth in the marine and maritime sectors as a whole. It is the maritime sector's contribution to achieving the goals of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, usstainable and inclusive growth.

Witnesses

From 11.00am on Wednesday 26 November 2014, Committee Room 2, the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy takes evidence via videoconference from:

• Dr Dickon Howell, Director of Marine Development, Marine Management Organisation
• Susan Kidd, Marine Planning Manager, the Crown Estate
• Dermot Grimson, Head of Strategy and Policy, the Crown Estate

Possible Questions

• What role does the blue economy play in the UK?
• What are the main areas of tension between blue growth and marine conservation?
• What regulatory changes might be helpful in order to harness the economic potential of the North Sea?
• How can the various objectives of different maritime industries be reconciled, in order that the development of sustainable, affordable and interconnected energy can be pursued alongside the continued reliance on the sea as a source of food and as a means of transporting goods?
• Can maritime spatial plans help to reduce user conflicts across the North Sea and to ensure that environmental protection and economic growth are aligned?
• Should EU Member States move to develop a "meshed" North Sea energy grid?
• What role can regional co-operation play in developing marine knowledge?

Further Information

• About Parliament: Select Committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch Committees