Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 22 May 2023.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2023 to Question 177891 on Marine Protected Areas: Northern Ireland, if she will outline what specific steps her Department is taking with relevant authorities in Northern Ireland to accelerate the establishment of two marine Special Protection Areas in East Coast and Carlingford Lough.
My officials are working with the authorities in Northern Ireland to ensure all the necessary steps required by the relevant legislation have been carried out. The Secretary of State will then consider the merits of classifying these two sites as Special Protection Areas.
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