Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13109
Fisheries: Quotas
Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) limiting and (b) banning commercial trading of fishing licence quotas.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government is not planning any assessment on commercial trading of fishing licence quotas. Quota trading helps our fishing industry by allowing quota to flow to those who most need it. This helps maximise uptake and mitigate choke risks. It also provi...
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