Marine Environment: Conservation
Commons · Question 49337 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to reduce the time taken for the licensing process for marine restoration projects.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 7 May 2025
Defra officials are working with arms-length bodies to understand whether improvements could be made to the marine licensing regime when considering applications for habitat restoration. This includes reviewing the time taken to grant licences for marine ...