Written Question · S7W-03602 · Session 7
Further to its answer to question S7W-02315 by Gillian Martin on 24 August 2026, and in light of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010, whic…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its answer to question S7W-02315 by Gillian Martin on 24 August 2026, and in light of the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010, which require a programme of measures necessary to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status, whether it considers that the measures currently in place in Scottish waters are sufficient to achieve Good Environmental Status for seafloor integrity, and, if it has not yet established that they are sufficient, under which provision of the Regulations it considers that implementation of any necessary additional measures may lawfully be deferred.
The answer
The Scottish Government continues to work with the other governments of the UK to implement and review measures intended to support progress towards Good Environmental Status in UK waters.The findings of the 2026 assessment of Good Environmental Status will inform the next review of the Programme of Measures developed under the Marine Strategy Regulations 2010. The Programme of Measures is kept under periodic review through the cyclical process established under those Regulations.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-03602 by reference.