Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 72917
Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Coastal Areas
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 3 September 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of environmental protections on Sites of Special Scientific Interest in rural coastal areas; and
Answer
Mary CreaghNatural England works with Defra to highlight any gaps in the regulatory and enforcement regime for protected sites. Natural England has a suite of regulatory remedies and enforcement sanctions (including civil and criminal) to address issues on protected...
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