A Bill to regulate and limit the practice of bottom trawling in marine protected areas, and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
4 May 2022
The bill aims to tighten rules on bottom trawling inside marine protected areas to safeguard seabed habitats and wildlife. It would create a regulatory framework to limit or ban certain bottom-trawling activities, including licensing, zone designations, and enforcement measures.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; after this, it would move on to detailed scrutiny in committee.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.