Highly Protected Marine Areas

(asked on 13th December 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to increase the number of Highly Protected Marine Areas.


Answered by
Rebecca Pow Portrait
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 20th December 2023

The first three Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters were designated in summer 2023 and we are currently working to put in place management measures.

Defra continues to explore additional sites for potential consideration. Any future sites would be subject to Ministerial agreement and public consultation.

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