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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Fisheries: Quotas (11 July 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to rebalance inland water quotas for smaller locally-based fishing communities.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

Answer

The Government regularly reviews its quota allocation policy. In recent years, it has permanently realigned unused quota from Producer Organisations to the small-scale fleet and allocated the first 100 tonnes, plus 10% of any remaining uplift in quota resulting from the introduction of the Landing Obligation, to the small-scale fleet.

These changes equate to over 1500 tonnes, or an additional £3 million worth of fish, for the small-scale fleet in 2016.


Answered by:
George Eustice (Conservative)
14 July 2016

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