Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 64391

Marine Protected Areas

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 7 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Barry Gardiner

LabourBrent West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for implementing measures in Inshore Marine Protected Areas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The responsibility for developing byelaws lies with the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs). We are encouraging the IFCAs to complete as soon as possible the good work they have already done to ensure our MPAs are effectively protec...

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