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Fishing Vessels

Commons · Question 3118 · Tabled 19 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 1 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for (a) inspections, (b) approvals and (c) responses to correspondence from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency relating to fishing vessels.

Answer

Answered by Keir Mather, 1 Jun 2026

The MCA does not hold data by ship type. Fishing vessels are incorporated across all areas of our work and are treated in the same manner as all other vessel types and customers. (a) The MCA operates under a Service Level Agreement which requires customer...