Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112975
Marine Protected Areas
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 24 February 2026
Question
Adrian Ramsay
Green Party — Waveney Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will bring forward policies to ensure all Marine Protected Areas are returned to Good Ecological Status by 2030.
Answer
Emma HardyGood Ecological Status is an objective under the Water Framework Directive Regulations and applies specifically to inland, estuarine, and coastal waters up to 1 nautical mile from the coast and so covers only a small part of the entire MPA network. The Go...
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