Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 13105

Fisheries: Territorial Waters

Tabled: 6 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to require that all fish caught in (a) UK territorial waters and (b) the UK exclusive economic zone are

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

The Government is not considering the introduction of legislation that would require all fish caught within UK waters to be landed and processed in the UK. British fishing boats currently have the flexibility to land their fish into ports and markets whic...

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