Written questions

Fisheries: Navy

Commons · Question 117288 · Tabled 3 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many times the fisheries protection vessel has been deployed in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 10 Mar 2026

Defra is unable to confirm the position at a UK level as fisheries protection is a devolved matter. The Marine Management Organisation is responsible for regulating and enforcing fisheries activity in English waters. Its two dedicated Offshore Patrol Vess...