Fisheries: Import Controls
Lords · Question HL3262 · Tabled 8 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve collection, monitoring and reporting of data on illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing import controls by port health authorities.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 21 Sep 2026
Defra is legislating to update UK illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing import documentation requirements that apply to wild-caught seafood entering the UK. These new requirements will make additional data available to port health authorities ...