Sandeels: Conservation
Commons · Question 27031 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 13 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the European Union on the compatibility of the UK sandeel fishing ban with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 13 Feb 2025
The EU has raised a dispute that the UK’s decision to prohibit fishing for sandeel within UK waters is not compliant with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). The UK is defending its decision. The dispute proceedings are ongoing.