Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 118697

Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal DemocratOrkney and Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the total value of the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund will be allocated to England in the 2026-27 financial year.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The total investment announced in the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund was £360m over 12 years. The fund has been devolved with funding allocated using the Barnett formula. In the 2026-27 financial year, £22.6 million is allocated to England.