A question on #MarineEnvironment #EnvironmentProtection tabled by Liz Jarvis on 09-06-2025 has been answered by Emma Hardy.

Heading: Marine Environment: Environment Protection
Question ID: 1810565
UIN: 58300
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-09
Asking Member ID: 5040
Asking Member display name: Liz Jarvis
Asking Member handle: lizjarvisuk
Asking Member Twitter reference: @lizjarvisuk
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to protect blue carbon ecosystems.
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Date answered: 2025-06-18
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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: In England, we have established a comprehensive network of 181 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), including 3 Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), which cover most of our saltmarsh and seagrass habitats. While blue carbon habitats may not always be an expli...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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