Written questions

Seafood: Imports

Lords · Question HL10822 · 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 whether they will update the catch certificate for seafood imports to mirror changes being made by the EU to its catch certificate scheme.

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...