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Fisheries: Territorial Waters

Commons · Question 53330 · Tabled 19 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2025

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of total UK fish stocks by (a) tonnage and (b) species will remain subject to EU access under the agreement to extend EU access to British territorial waters to June 20

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 9 Jun 2025

Annex 38 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement sets out which quota and non-quota stocks are subject to access arrangements. The new access arrangements announced on 19 May will give the UK and EU access to the same fish stocks. UK and EU shares of...