Marine Protected Areas
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what funding he is providing for infrastructure projects in the marine protected area.
Answered by Maria Eagle
The protection of Maritime ecosystems is devolved to the four UK nations. There are 178 Marine Protected Areas in English waters alone, covering 51% of inshore and 37% of offshore waters, and there are similar numbers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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