Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation process took place prior to the establishment of the Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme.
The Domestic Seafood Supply Scheme was part of a wider emergency funding package to support the seafood sector through the impact of market closures as a result of Covid-19. This funding package was delivered at speed to support the industry given the emergency circumstances and no formal consultation was conducted.