United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 53256
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
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21 September 2022
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28 September 2022 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban (a) bottom-trawling and (b) other bottom-towed fishing gear in all offshore Marine Protected Areas; and if he will make a statement.
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21 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban (a) bottom-trawling and (b) other bottom-towed fishing gear in all offshore Marine Protected Areas; and if he will make a statement.
Source: Commons
28 September 2022
Answer
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are a devolved competency and the information provided therefore relates to England only.We have designated a comprehensive network of MPAs and are now focused on making sure they are properly protected. Using new powers prov...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-21/53256
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1507430
- uk · wq-1507430 · source updated 28 September 2022