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Fisheries: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 29052 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the cost to the fishing industry of additional export documentation and border checks introduced since January 2021.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 21 Sep 2026

The Government recognises that exporters have faced additional administrative requirements since January 2021. The research project Quantifying Non-Tariff Measure on GB to EU Agri-food gathered extensive information on the costs of administrative requirem...