PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fishing Vessels: Fuels (30 August 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce incentives to replace older fishing vessels with fuel-efficient alternatives.

Asked by:
Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat)

Answer

Decisions on future funding for the fishing industry will be taken through the Spending Review processes and in light of Government priorities, including food security, protecting nature and growing the economy.

Food security is national security, and a sustainable fishing industry is an important part of that. Decisions on future funding for the fishing industry will be taken through the Spending Review processes. Discussions on the opportunities and challenges facing the industry over the last two months have been helpful in gaining an understanding of what other types of support or Government action may be appropriate. These discussions will continue.


Answered by:
Daniel Zeichner (Labour)
9 September 2024

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