Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118881

Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Fleur Anderson

LabourPutney

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is her proposed timetable for publishing a decision on restricting bottom-towed fishing in 41 English marine protected areas as consulted on in 2025.

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.