Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36336

Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 6 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Labour — Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking ahead of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference to ensure the effective management of Marine Protected Areas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are already protected from the point of designation by the planning and marine licensing regimes that cover activities such as dredgin...
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