Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 59239

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Charlie Dewhirst

Conservative — Bridlington and The Wolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) Marine Protected Areas and (b) offshore wind development on (i) fishing grounds and (ii) fishermen.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra established the cross-Government Marine Spatial Prioritisation programme to build our understanding of how we can best manage the demands on the English marine environment. Through our work on co-location we are also looking at ways for different in...
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