Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 12 July 2022Answered: 18 July 2022

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)

An independent expert panel reviewed the 2021 crustacean die-off event and published its findings last year. It could not identify a clear single cause for the crustacean mortality. The Government are keeping the situation under review and a coastal health programme was recently established to improve coastal monitoring.