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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-07-19more like thismore than 2022-07-19
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 remove filter
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Fish: Conservation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species the UK considers to be forage fish; and whether the Government will adopt a more precautionary approach to the management of the species based on their wider ecological importance. more like this
tabling member constituency Waveney more like this
tabling member printed
Peter Aldous remove filter
uin 39835 remove filter
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-08-01more like thismore than 2022-08-01
answer text <p>Forage fish are important to the ecosystem as they provide food for predator fish and sea birds. We are reviewing our policy on forage fish that are caught for industrial purposes. In the context of the Northeast Atlantic, there are specific fleet segments that specialise in this type of fishing, and their effort within UK waters is targeted on particular species, principally sandeel and Norway pout.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-08-01T09:35:12.473Zmore like thismore than 2022-08-01T09:35:12.473Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
4069
label Biography information for Peter Aldous more like this