Fisheries: Coastal Areas
Commons · Question 53324 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential economic impact of extending fishing access to British waters for EU vessels for a further 12 years on coastal communities.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 2 Jun 2025
The new UK-EU fisheries agreement announced on 19 May will continue the current access arrangements in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, under which the UK grants access to around 1,600 EU registered vessels to fish in UK waters, of which 154 vessels h...