PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Wash Fishery Order 1992 (28 November 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential effect of the proposal to replace the Wash Fishery Order 1992 made by Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority on the viability of the fishing fleet.

Asked by:
James Wild (Conservative)

Defra is currently considering the application made by the Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (EIFCA), the body responsible for fisheries management in the area. The intended effect of the proposal is to ensure that the aquaculture and wild capture fisheries continue to be regulated, a role undertaken by the EIFCA.

Answered by:
Sir Mark Spencer (Conservative)
12 December 2022