Fisheries: Fuels

(asked on 29th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the UK commercial fishing fleet make use of marine voyage relief.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
This question was answered on 6th November 2026

HMRC holds information on fuel supplied for marine use, and on marine voyage relief claims, but the information is not recorded by vessel type. It is therefore not possible to determine the number, or proportion, of fishing vessels claiming the relief.

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