Ports: Plymouth
(asked on 6th February 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of appropriate levels of compensation for lost fishing time due to the planned works by the Environment Agency on Sutton Harbour lock gates in Plymouth.
Answered by
Rebecca Pow
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 10th February 2023
The calculation and assessment of compensation is dealt with on a case by case basis and would be based on the information submitted in support of the request. It is not commonplace for compensation to be assessed ahead of an event, as it is dependent on losses actually incurred.