Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review Marine Management Organisation policy on unannounced visits and inspections.

The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) use of unannounced visits and inspections is an important element within its compliance and enforcement activities. The use of unannounced visits is always considered carefully by the MMO and these are only undertaken when other forms of inspection would be less effective.