Question follow-through · 17502

Total Allowable Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the opening positions for each Total Allowable Catch in the (a) EU/UK bilateral and (b) EU/UK/Norway trilateral negotiations.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
3 Dec 2024
Target answer date
10 Dec 2024
Answer
10 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the opening positions for each Total Allowable Catch in the (a) EU/UK bilateral and (b) EU/UK/Norway trilateral negotiations.

  2. 10 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Due to the nature of the negotiations, it is not appropriate to publicly disclose negotiating documents detailing the UK’s opening positions. Our bilateral negotiations with the EU and our trilateral negotiations with the EU and Norway have both concluded...

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