Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72605

Marine Environment: Conservation

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of marine licensing on marine nature targets.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Marine licensing is an important enabler for meeting marine nature targets, including our Environment Improvement Plan targets to ensure that 70% of designated features in MPAs are in favourable condition by 2042 and the remainder in recovering condition,...

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