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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the future of the fishing industry in upcoming negotiations with the EU.

Leaving the EU provides an opportunity through negotiations with the EU and coastal states and through domestic reform, to develop arrangements for fishing that can create a more financially self-sufficient, profitable and responsive seafood sector, as well as delivering a cleaner, healthier and more productive marine environment.

We will publish a fisheries White Paper shortly before the introduction of the Fisheries Bill. As well as preparing for the Fisheries Bill, it will set out our medium term vision for sustainable fisheries management.