Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 58131

Marine Environment

Tabled: 6 June 2025
Answered: 26 June 2025

Question

Anna Gelderd

LabourSouth East Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help support seagrass restoration programmes to scale-up.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra is supporting the scaling up of seagrass restoration programmes by identifying and overcoming barriers. The Environment Agency with partners is working to restore 15% of saltmarsh, seagrass and native oyster reef in England by 2043 through the Resto...

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