Question follow-through · 113005
Marine Protected Areas: Bottom Trawling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has she made of the benefits of a complete ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 23 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment has she made of the benefits of a complete ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Feb 2026
Answer published
Bottom trawling in our Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) needs to be managed appropriately due to the significant damage it can have on protected seabed habitats. Fisheries regulators make detailed assessments of the impact of all fishing activities on the pr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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