Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 82939

Seafood: Imports

Tabled: 17 October 2025
Answered: 28 October 2025

Question

Barry Gardiner

LabourBrent West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has provided to (a) the Marine Management Organisation and (b) port health authorities on applying a risk-based approach to identifying seafood consignment

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) provides training and guidance to port health authorities (PHAs) on implementing the UK’s IUU Regulation, which PHAs apply through their local risk-based approaches. Where concerns arise, the MMO engages with third...

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