Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110274

Periwinkles: Fisheries

Tabled: 2 February 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending the closed season for periwinkle gathering in inter-tidal areas in England.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

No national assessment has been made of the merits of amending closed seasons for periwinkle gathering. The management of inshore fisheries in England, including the gathering of periwinkles in inter‑tidal areas, is the responsibility of the ten Inshore F...

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