Fishing Vessels: Licensing
Commons · Question 70844 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Rosie Duffield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure full and transparent consultation with the under 14m fishing fleet before mandating Remote Electronic Monitoring as a licence condition.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Sep 2025
Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) in English waters is in the early stages of development, concentrating on vessels over 10 metres in length. Until 2030, we will be working with volunteers in our early adopter phases to design and test systems. We will c...