Fishing Catches: France
(asked on 24th November 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in resolving the dispute over licences for French fishermen operating in UK waters.
This question was answered on 8th December 2021
The Government has continued to work at pace with the European Commission as well as with the French authorities, with regular meetings held to make progress on licensing issues.
735 French vessels have been licenced to fish in UK waters since 31 December 2020, with 104 licences of those vessels also licensed to fish in the UK’s 6-12nm zone.