Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 51685

Highly Protected Marine Areas

Tabled: 12 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to increase the number of highly protected marine areas in English waters.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra is undertaking a review of the English Marine Protected Area network to look at whether sites are in the right places with the right protection. The review will explore ways to update protection and management approaches to better address the nature...

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