Fishing Vessels: Decommissioning

(asked on 10th February 2021) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans for some of the £100 million investment fund for fishing to be used to decommission fishing boats.


Answered by
Victoria Prentis Portrait
Victoria Prentis
Attorney General
This question was answered on 25th February 2021

The Government has committed to providing £100 million of investment to rejuvenate the industry and coastal communities across the UK.

There are no plans to have a decommissioning scheme. Previous schemes have been fraught with difficulties and have created unintended consequences.

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