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	registered interest
	date	07/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help the British fishing industry operate sustainably.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	80590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to sustainable fishing and the principle of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan and our Fisheries White Paper.</p><p> </p><p>The draft Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) included a list of proposed Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) around the UK with a timetable for their publication. FMPs will be evidence-based action plans developed with fishermen and stakeholders to deliver sustainable fisheries for current and future generations.</p><p> </p><p>The £100 million UK Seafood Fund (UKSF) is being used to reform and modernise infrastructure, encourage new entrants to the industry and ensure the best science research and technology is used in fisheries management. One of the key objectives of the Fund is to enable an environmentally sustainable fishing industry that gives most value for money and reflects the long-term needs of the sector.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the UKSF, HM Government delivers an annual investment of £32.7 million to support the fishing and seafood sectors and protect the marine environment. Funding is divided between each of the four fishing administrations and is designed to deliver grant funding schemes, support evidence gathering and protect our waters. The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme invests at least £6 million annually to help support the long-term sustainability, resilience, and prosperity of the seafood sector in England. Funding across the UK has been secured every year until April 2025, providing long term investment to the sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/11/2022 12:19:12 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1675714

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Sustainable Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to publish a timebound strategy to meet their legal obligation to aim that fishing occurs at sustainable levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
	uin	HL881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>As an independent coastal state, the UK now sets catch limits through negotiations with other coastal states, led by the best available science. In line with the sustainability objective in the Fisheries Act 2020, our aim is to achieve environmentally sustainable outcomes as well as socio-economic benefits. The UK Joint Fisheries Statement, published last November, lists 43 Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) to be developed across the UK and sets out a timetable for their publication. The FMPs will set out policies to maintain or increase stocks to sustainable levels (or contribute to doing so). Our FMPs will contain short-, medium- and long-term time bound actions to be delivered over the lifetime of the plan. The actions are to support the sustainable management of fish stocks – they are based on the best available evidence and input from the fishing sector. We plan to publish the first FMPs by the end of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 15/12/2023 14:29:24 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1697268

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Fisheries: Sustainable Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support the UK fishing industry to ensure sustainable management of UK fishing waters and the livelihoods of British fishermen.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL3390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>We are ensuring the sustainable management of UK fishing waters and livelihoods of British fishers by developing Fisheries Management Plans and through the £100m UK Seafood Fund, which has provided £3.9m in grant funding to projects in Northern Ireland. This includes a £2.8m project at Portavogie Harbour that will replace and enhance the existing boat cradle and winch.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 03/04/2024 12:58:36 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore