Asked by: Martin Vickers (Conservative - Brigg and Immingham)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to ensure that future trade agreements with (a) Greenland, (b) Iceland, (c) Norway and (d) the Faroe Islands provide (i) those countries with market access for seafood products to the UK and (ii) the UK fleet with continued access to the waters of those countries.
Answered by George Hollingbery
The Government is seeking to ensure continuity of the UK’s trade relationships including trade in fisheries products with a number of third countries as shown by the recently agreed Faroe Islands agreement.
International fisheries agreements are the responsibility of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.