Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gavin Williamson and Martin Vickers

Monday 11th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)]

I am encouraged by what I hear from the Secretary of State about extra resources being made available. We anticipate an increase in the fishing fleet post-Brexit, so will he assure me that the fisheries protection fleet will expand accordingly?

[Gavin Williamson]

We will be examining what capability our fisheries protection fleet needs. Three offshore patrol vessels are currently engaged in this work, so we will be considering whether that needs to be expanded and how to fund it properly.