Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 7136

Fisheries: UK Relations with EU

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024

Question

Caroline Voaden

Liberal DemocratSouth Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) economic, (b) social and (c) employment factors are taken into consideration in fisheries consultations between the UK and the EU.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
As an independent coastal State the UK engages in annual fisheries consultations with the EU to set fishing opportunities for shared stock. In doing so the UK seeks to balance the fisheries objectives as laid out in the Fisheries Act 2020 in accordance wi...

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