United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 85516
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
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27 October 2025
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4 November 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to ban bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
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27 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to ban bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
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4 November 2025
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The Government’s approach is to restrict fishing which is assessed as damaging to the specific protected features in each Marine Protected Area, based on advice from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies. A consultation on the latest round of proposed ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-27/85516
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1844973
- uk · wq-1844973 · source updated 4 November 2025