Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to consult the UK fishing sector on the potential implications of UK-EU fishing agreements.

The Defra Secretary of State, Fisheries Minister and Defra officials engage regularly with representatives from across the UK fishing sector. This includes engagement on the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, including (but not limited to) the fisheries access deal agreed in May 2025, the work of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries, and annual consultations with the EU to agree fishing opportunities for shared stocks. Department representatives often attend national and regional fisheries committee meetings to discuss UK-EU fishing arrangements and opportunities.