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Marine Protected Areas: Fishing Gear |
| Question ID: |
1816123 |
| UIN: |
62505 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5362 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Angus MacDonald
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Mr Angus MacDonald
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total area in square kilometres is of Marine Protected Areas in UK waters on which bottom trawling is allowed. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-09 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4645 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answer text: |
The management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Marine Management Organisation and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities individually assess fishing... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |