Fisheries Act 2020
Commons · Question 84430 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help meet the National Benefit objective of the Fisheries Act 2020.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Oct 2025
The UK requires that vessels fishing against UK quota demonstrate a tangible economic contribution to the UK. This is primarily achieved through the economic link licence condition, embedded in fishing licences. As part of the Quota Application Mechanism ...