Brian Iddon

Labour Party | Bolton South East

Dr Brian Iddon pledges to help bring back living seas

21 January 2010

Bolton South East MP Dr Brian Iddon pledged to help bring back Living Seas around our coast. He was supporting The Wildlife Trusts as they launched a document in the House of Commons entitled Living Seas, which sets out their vision for the future.

Dr Iddon said,

"I am delighted to support The Wildlife Trusts' vision of Living Seas. It is vital that we return our sea to health, not only for the sake of the UK's fantastic marine life, but also for the future of our own quality of life. In the last parliamentary session, I was proud to support the passage of the Marine and Coastal Access Act through Parliament, which fired the starting pistol for politicians to make Living Seas happen."

Whilst at the event Dr Iddon signed EDM 640 in support of the Living Seas vision.

Professor Aubrey Manning OBE, president of The Wildlife Trusts, said,

"We very much welcome the support we have had from parliamentarians for the Marine and Coastal Access Act. Now it is time to take this further. We need an effective and well-managed network of Marine Protected Areas by 2012 which will help us, The Wildlife Trusts, and our partners and supporters, to achieve Living Seas, and within a generation."