Written questions

Seafood: Imports

Lords · Question HL10820 · Tabled 6 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 16 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk of imported seafood into the United Kingdom sourced from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; and whether any risk has changed over the last ten years.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 16 Oct 2025

The UK Government is committed to preventing seafood caught from illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing from entering the UK supply chain. Defra works closely with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Port Health Authorities to manage t...