Written questions

Fisheries: Costs

Commons · Question 41740 · Tabled 26 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) monitor and (b) reduce compliance costs for fisheries regulations.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Apr 2025

Costs of compliance for regulations are assessed through Impact Assessments when regulations are introduced according to the Better Regulation Framework. Defra regulators keep all regulations under review to understand their effectiveness. We are also min...