Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1301833

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what stage of development is the Catch App catch monitoring system.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	167313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) led catch recording application currently remains in a ‘public beta’ phase, which includes a rollout of the service to the fishing sector. During this phase the MMO has published information, advice and guidance to provide support to all users. Current figures indicate over 80% of the active under 10 metre fleet have adopted the new recording method with over 80,000 catch records successfully submitted.</p><p> </p><p>The MMO remains committed to continuous improvement based on feedback from stakeholders to improve the app’s functionality and since launching the app this feedback has helped inform additional system improvements. This has included increasing the number of ports available within the app and the ability to record weights of fish lower than 1kg.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/03/2021 13:59:41 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1219817

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 all the Catch-APP trip data submitted by fishermen, how many trips have been (a) submitted by fishermen and (b) compared to corresponding sales notes.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	67759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>Up to 30 June 2020, the Marine Management Organisation received 26,333 catch records and 31,261 sales notes from under 10 metre English-licenced fishing vessels.</p><p> </p><p>Catch records submitted through the Catch App and data submitted through sales notes are not always directly comparable. Catch records from multiple landings by the same vessel can be combined into one sale, and sales to multiple buyers can be generated from a single landing. In addition, fishers are able to sell fish directly to members of the public for private consumption in batches of up to 30kg without the requirement for submission of a sales note.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/07/2020 09:24:07 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1217411

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Marine Management Organisation has taken enforcement action using evidence from the under-10m Catch App.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	64319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has not taken any enforcement action using evidence from the Catch Recording app as outlined in the MMO’s response to the public consultation in June 2019. The MMO’s priority has been to continue to support the under 10 metre fleet to adjust to the new licence condition to record their catches of quota species via workshops, drop-in sessions and digital support. The MMO will provide notice to the fishing sector before moving in to an enforcement phase.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/07/2020 15:13:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1217412

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 effectiveness of the Marine Management Organisation's management of the under-10 metre CatchApp for recording fish landings.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	64320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The development of the Catch Recording application has followed standard Government practice and was quality-assured by the Government Digital Service (GDS). The app is currently in a ‘public beta’ phase, which includes a rollout of the service to the fishing sector. During this phase the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published information, advice and guidance to provide support to all users. Current figures indicate a significant portion (77%) of the active under 10 metre fleet have adopted the new recording method with over 27,000 catch records successfully submitted. The comprehensive data that catch recording offers will enable the MMO to have confidence in its assessments of the total volumes and species of fish being taken from English waters by the under 10 metre fleet.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/07/2020 15:23:32 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1217413

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for the CatchApp for fish landings.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	64321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the Rt Hon Victoria Prentis MP, has responsibility for this policy area. The Secretary of State, the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, has overall responsibility for all departmental activity.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/07/2020 15:18:57 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1217414

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 plans he has to introduce a replacement CatchApp fish landings App.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	64322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>There is no plan to replace the current under 10 metre catch recording application. In line with Agile development principles and common to many Government digital services, the app remains in a ‘public beta’ phase of development. The Marine Management Organisation is committed to continuous improvement based on feedback from stakeholders to improve the app’s functionality and utility.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 06/07/2020 09:08:10 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1205309

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 plans he has to hold discussion with the fishing community on the redesign or replacement of the under-10m CatchApp.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	61593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The catch recording application was introduced as the best solution to capture recorded landings for the under 10 metre fishing fleet. The app has undergone extensive user research and testing involving representatives from the fishing industry. 77% of those invited to register have already done so, submitting over 27,000 records through the application to date. Since January 2020, an average 936 records have been successfully submitted through the application each week by vessels registered in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has clarified publicly in updates published on 10 and 26 February 2020 that there would be further time for those within the fishing industry to adjust to the introduction of the new catch recording application.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to continued one-to-one support from coastal offices, the MMO has held over 15 drop-in sessions around the country earlier this year to support the fishing industry with the continued roll out. The MMO continues to work on implementing improvements to the catch recording app based on feedback from existing users. Some of the improvements already implemented include the addition of further ports and species to the app and making it possible to record weights less than 1kg.</p><p> </p><p>The MMO are continuing to work with industry to improve the service, in terms of its functionality and utility. The MMO remain committed to continuing to listen to and support the fishing community in adapting to this new requirement, making changes to the system where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/06/2020 13:10:11 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184557

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 adequacy of the evidential basis for the Marine Management Organisation's proposal to introduce a catch recording app.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>Scientific surveys conducted by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science have highlighted that data derived from sales notes and other historic documentation does not accurately reflect the volumes of fish being landed and sold by the under-10m fleet as a whole. These are consistent with the findings of European Commission audits carried out in 2011-12.</p><p> </p><p>The requirement for the digital solution for catch recording, including an app, formed part of the beta assessment conducted by the Government Digital Service. As outlined in the published assessment report, the service passed the beta assessment stage.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:46:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1184558

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 adequacy of the length of time set aside for beta testing of the catch recording app; and what information his Department holds on the use of that app during the beta testing by (a) fishers and (b) service support personnel.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	28722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2020 answer text <p>The length of time used for the beta phase of the catch recording service development followed Government Digital Service standards. This involved two phases: a ‘private’ beta phase of service development which involved inviting a limited number of individuals; and a ‘public’ beta phase which involved opening the service up to all users in a phased roll-out.</p><p> </p><p>Feedback obtained from fishers and support personnel during the beta phase of development is held and reflected the need for a simple mobile application.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation continues to work on implementing improvements to the catch recording app based on feedback from existing users.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/03/2020 13:50:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1183897

registered interest
date	10/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2020 to Question 21400 on fishing catches, whether the catch recording app was assessed by the Government Digital Service on the basis of the technical functionality of the app only and without regard to other related data systems.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	27650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2020 answer text <p>The assessment undertaken by the Government Digital Service (GDS) focused on ensuring that during the development of the catch recording application the Service Standard had been considered and met. The GDS Service Standard covers a wide range of specific elements including understanding users and their needs, making services simple to use and choosing the right tools and technology. It is available to view on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/service-manual/service-standard</a>. Other data related systems were not reviewed or assessed by GDS.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/03/2020 09:43:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard