Question follow-through · 91113

Fishing Catches

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much fishing effort calculated in kilowatt days has taken place in English waters between six and twelve nautical miles in each year 2015-2025.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
14 Nov 2025
Target answer date
18 Nov 2025
Answer
24 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much fishing effort calculated in kilowatt days has taken place in English waters between six and twelve nautical miles in each year 2015-2025.

  2. 18 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Although UK and non-UK commercial fishing vessels are required to report catches in UK waters, they are not required to report whether those catches occurred in English waters or waters between six and twelve nautical miles. As such, this data is not coll...

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