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Aquaculture: Lough Foyle

Commons · Question 98316 · Tabled 8 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 15 Dec 2025

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Asked by Jim Allister

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what determinations govern jurisdiction in Lough Foyle; and what measures are in place to regulate aquaculture in the Lough.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 15 Dec 2025

The Government's position on Lough Foyle has not changed. The regulation of activities in Lough Foyle is the responsibility of the Loughs Agency, a cross-border body established under the Belfast Agreement of 1998. We remain fully committed to these arran...