Written questions

Coastal Areas: Finance

Commons · Question 85969 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase funding for coastal clean-up and restoration projects.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Nov 2025

The Government has supported schemes to clean up marine litter, such as Fishing For Litter and similar local schemes. Fishing For Litter is a voluntary, unpaid litter bycatch removal scheme by commercial fishermen, run by KIMO, which provides fishing boat...