Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110230

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the response to the Stage 3 consultation on managing bottom trawl fishing in 41 English marine protected areas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire on 13 November 2025, PQ 88509.