A question on #MarineProtectedAreas #FishingVessels tabled by Lord Blencathra on 23-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.

Heading: Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Vessels
Question ID: 1815242
UIN: HL8681
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-23
Asking Member ID: 497
Asking Member display name: Lord Blencathra
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Blencathra
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government when the current consultation on banning bottom trawling in designated marine protected areas will conclude, and what timeline they anticipate for implementing any resulting protections.
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Date answered: 2025-07-03
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Answering Member ID: 4395
Answering Member display name: Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Answering Member handle: suehayman1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @suehayman1
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Answer text: The consultation will close on 1 September 2025. Any resulting protection will be implemented as soon as is reasonably practical, but we cannot pre-judge the outcome of the consultation.
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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