Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 38906

Fishing Vessels: Inspections

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time take for Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspections on the economic sustainability of inshore fishing businesses in rural coast

Answer

Mike Kane
The majority of inspections the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) carries out on fishing vessels are part of a regular survey and certification cycle. These certificates have a window to allow the operator to arrange an inspection well in advance and a...

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