Fishing Vessels: Inspections
Commons · Question 38906 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time take for Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspections on the economic sustainability of inshore fishing businesses in rural coast
Answer
Answered by Mike Kane, 25 Mar 2025
The majority of inspections the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) carries out on fishing vessels are part of a regular survey and certification cycle. These certificates have a window to allow the operator to arrange an inspection well in advance and a...