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Fishing Vessels: Territorial Waters

Commons · Question 70981 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to ban foreign supertrawlers from UK waters.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 19 Sep 2025

The UK is committed to protecting our marine environment and ensuring sustainable fisheries. We are taking action through Marine Protected Area management and Fisheries Management Plans, which apply to all vessels in UK waters. Any policy changes must be ...