Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 23753

White Fish: Fishing Catches

Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 2 May 2024

Question

Daniel Zeichner

LabourCambridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled, Compensation scheme announced to support pollack fishers, published on 10 April 2024, whether his Department made an assessme

Answer

The department made the required assessment ahead of the Ministerial Direction to evidence a range of options for consideration, which included costs. As part of the assessment, the department sought to balance supporting as many fishers who have been aff...

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