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1696225

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the scientific (a) findings and (b) advice submitted by the Government to the International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas in respect of pollack in area VI(6) and area VII(7) in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked if the Department will publish the scientific findings and advice submitted by the Government to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in respect of pollack in area 6 and area 7 in 2022 and 2023. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the Department do not submit advice to ICES but rather collaborate with the ICES community to generate advice using the available evidence. ICES publish the information used in stock assessments on their website. Scientific findings from projects, such as the forthcoming pollack population size study in the western English Channel, are shared with ICES and published on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/03/2024 14:09:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1696226

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Government announces next steps to support pollack fishermen, published on 23 February 2024, and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science's invitation to commercial fishers to register an interest in the forthcoming pollack population size study in the western English Channel, published on 12 March 2024, what the (a) estimated cost and (b) planned timetable for the study is; and what plans he has to publish (i) analysis and (ii) a report of this work for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked for details (cost, timeline and publication plans) of the forthcoming pollack population size study in the western English Channel, published on 12 March 2024. The Department is not able to release the estimated cost of the study at this point in time. The indicative timeline of the study is as follows:</p><ul><li>12 March 2024 – Opening date to register interest</li><li>26 March 2024 – Closing date to register interest</li><li>27-28 March 2024 – Application pack issued to those registered</li><li>10 April 2024 – Closing date for submitting applications</li><li>End of April 2024 – Vessels selected and feedback provided to all applicants</li><li>Mid-May (dates TBC) 2024 – Training for successful applicants</li><li>Late May 2024 to February 2025 - Sampling programme duration</li></ul><p>Once the data analysis is complete, the results will be shared with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and published on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/03/2024 15:53:27 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1696027

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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
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 his Department is taking to support the sustainability of the fisheries sector.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	901994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>We are supporting the long-term future of the UK’s fishing fleet, by developing Fisheries Management Plans, and investing through the £100 million UK Seafood Fund – including £3 million for the Scottish Seafood Centre of Excellence in Fraserburgh. Scotland will also benefit from an increase in fishing opportunities this year compared to 2023, as Scottish fisheries continue to see the benefits of our post-Brexit deal for fishing.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 14/03/2024 12:50:12 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1686560

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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
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 he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support fishing communities.
tabling member constituency	South East Cornwall
tabling member printed	Mrs Sheryll Murray
uin	901285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>We are supporting fishing communities by:</p><ul><li>Negotiating quotas of 750,000 tonnes to fish in 2024, an 80,000 tonne increase compared to 2023 which will deliver an up to £70 million boost for our fishing industry.</li><li>And we are going even further, by developing new fisheries for species like Bluefin Tuna, and providing £100 million through the UK Seafood Fund.</li></ul> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 01/02/2024 15:36:59 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4100 label Biography information for Mrs Sheryll Murray

1682666

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is actively enforcing its fishing rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL1636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>As an independent coastal state, the UK has full responsibility over how it ensures compliance in its fisheries. All fishing vessels in UK waters are required to fish in accordance with UK laws and the conditions of their licences. As control and enforcement is a devolved matter, Defra, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive work together to share information and ensure a coordinated approach to monitoring, compliance and enforcement across UK waters.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 22/01/2024 18:00:00 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1676171

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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
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 he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support fishing communities.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	900515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>Fisheries are a priority for this Government. Since the fishing sector rightly want stocks to be there for the future, sustainability is critical to the economy and the environment. We are showing our support in a variety of ways.</p><p> </p><p>We secured quota uplifts, amounting to £146 million by 2026, due to leaving the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We have started to develop Fisheries Management Plans which allow more bespoke approaches to managing our stocks, including those that were badly protected by the Common Fisheries Policy. This will help ensure economic, environmental and social sustainability in the long term.</p><p> </p><p>We have opened new sustainable fisheries for spurdog and bluefin tuna, and have responded to requests to improve the management of crawfish.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the £100 million UK Seafood Fund is bringing long-term economic benefits to coastal communities.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/12/2023 16:35:07 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1674197

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the UK is actively enforcing its fishing rights.
tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
uin	HL704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>As an independent coastal state, the UK has full responsibility over how it ensures compliance in its fisheries. All fishing vessels in UK waters are required to fish in accordance with UK laws and the conditions of their licences. As control and enforcement is a devolved matter, Defra, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive work together to share information and ensure a coordinated approach to monitoring, compliance and enforcement across UK waters.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 08/12/2023 14:07:48 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1671704

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
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
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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of the fisheries management plans updated on 2 October 2023 on UK (a) fishermen and (b) fishing communities.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>In July, Defra published impact assessments on the draft <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fisheries-management-plans" target="_blank">Fisheries Management Plans</a>. Further assessment of impacts will be conducted as appropriate during implementation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 29/11/2023 11:58:33 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1656338

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using fines collected from water companies to support angling societies to replenish fish stocks.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	195911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>In the Plan for Water, we announced the Water Restoration Fund which will channel environmental fines and penalties collected from water companies into projects that improve the water environment. The Fund will support a wide range of projects to improve the environment such as removing invasive non-native species; creating and restoring water-dependent habitats; removing barriers to enable fish and other species’ natural movement in rivers. Further details will be announced later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/09/2023 15:31:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1603420

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
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
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 recent discussions she has had with (a) Natural England and (b) the Duchy of Cornwall on the aquaculture sector in England.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	163884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra officials are in regular contact with Natural England about a wide range of policy matters including the aquaculture sector in England. There have been no recent discussions with the Duchy of Cornwall on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/03/2023 15:13:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall