Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN HL2036

Fishing Vessels: Research

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hayman of Ullock on 1 August 2025 (HL9721), what was the outcome of Resource Futures' research on the number of vessels reaching end-of-life and the policy options to reduce marine

Answer

The Resource Futures’ research commissioned by Defra assessed the scale of the problem of marine litter from abandoned vessels and policy options to reduce this. The report concluded that, whilst it is clear that recreational vessel abandonment is set to ...

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