Fisheries
Commons · Question 27032 · 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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of suspending participation in the arbitration mechanism of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in disputes over sustainable fishing
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.