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Marine Environment: Finance

Asked by Anna GelderdLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 27 February 2026UIN 114519

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will assess the potential merits of establishing a Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund for England, drawing on the model of the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra continues to keep different approaches to supporting marine nature recovery under review, including relevant models used elsewhere in the UK.

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