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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to continue its membership of the European Fisheries Fund until it expires automatically in 2020.

In October 2016, the Chancellor confirmed that the Government will guarantee EU funding for structural and investment fund projects, including the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), signed after the Autumn Statement and which continue after we have left the EU. Funding for projects will be honoured by the Government if they are good value for money and they are in line with domestic strategic priorities.