Marine protection
Marine protection news from UK Parliament.

Bottom trawling ban: EAC Chair comments
09 June 2025

Geopolitical competition straining peace and environmental protection in Antarctica, MPs find in new report
Geopolitical competition straining peace and environmental protection in Antarctica, MPs find in new report
08 June 2025

MPs call for Government to ban bottom trawling in protected areas of England’s waters
MPs have urged the Government to ban damaging activities such as bottom trawling in certain protected areas of England’s waters, in a report published today.
04 June 2025

EFRA Committee launch new inquiry into the circular economy
Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee today launches a new inquiry on the circular economy and issues a call for evidence on issues around the Global Plastics Treaty.
21 May 2025

EAC Chair comments on Government’s response to Office for Environmental Protection’s review of EPPS duty
The Chair of the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee has commented on the Government’s response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s review of the duty to have due regard to the Environmental Principles Policy Statement (EPPS).
19 May 2025

Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb: Lord Speaker's Corner
Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, one of two Green members of the Lords, joins the Lord Speaker. Listen now
14 May 2025

Are MPAs fit for purpose, and how can we better plan our oceans and seas to protect precious habitats?
Government ministers will answer questions from the Environmental Audit Committee on how the UK uses its seas and oceans amid rising demand from industries spanning activities from renewable energy to fishing, and Government commitments to designate 30% of the UK’s waters as protected areas by 2030.
28 March 2025

Defra Minister to face MPs’ questions on farming, profitability and fairness in supply chains, and fisheries
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, will appear before the EFRA Select Committee, to face MPs’ questions on their thematic inquiries on the future of farming, fairness in the food supply chain, and fisheries and the marine environment.
27 March 2025

EAC to quiz Environment Secretary “at a crucial time to seek some reassurance”
At a time of heightened speculation regarding the Government’s commitment to nature and the environment, the Environment Secretary will next week face the Environmental Audit Committee.
20 March 2025

Four short debates in the Lords
Railway operators, national youth strategy, the display and retention of human body parts and biodiversity in the spotlight. Catch up
14 March 2025

EFRA Committee publishes strategy to guide its work
The EFRA Committee today publishes a document which details its strategic principles and the policy priorities that will underpin its work over the course of this Parliament.
11 March 2025

“More questions than answers”: EAC publishes Government response on decarbonising shipping
Government Response: Net zero and UK shipping
13 February 2025

Fisheries and the marine environment: EFRA launches its next thematic inquiry
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee is today launching the next of its thematic inquiries, on fisheries and the marine environment.
23 January 2025

Comment: Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) ‘Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2023-24’
Reacting to the OEP’s latest progress report, Environmental Audit Committee Chair, Toby Perkins MP, said:
16 January 2025

Ministers to give evidence on British science in Antarctica
British scientists and researchers have been active in Antarctica for over a century: but what is their role in the region, and how is their work deepening our knowledge of climate change?
05 December 2024