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
Labour — Putney
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 HardyI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Ely and East Cambridgeshire on 13 November 2025, PQ 88509.