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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what bilateral discussions they have conducted with neighbouring countries interested in fishing in UK waters after Brexit; and how Parliament will be advised of progress in such discussions.

The Government maintains regular dialogue with neighbouring countries on marine and fisheries issues but have undertaken no formal negotiations on future access to UK waters. However, we have written to parties to the London Fisheries Convention to give notice of our intention to withdraw from that agreement. The Minister of State has also discussed the Voisinage Agreement with the Minister for Fisheries in the Irish Republic. We have committed to keep Parliament informed provided that doing so would not risk damaging our negotiating position.