Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115916

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to introduce measures to manage bottom trawl fishing in the 41 English marine protected areas consulted on in 2025; and if she will set out a timeframe for

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.