Written question asked by Melanie Onn (Labour) on Thursday, 12 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Tuesday, 17 January 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Fisheries: Iceland

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to offer assistance to British seafood processing firms in the event that the Icelandic fishermen's strike continues beyond 13 January 2017.

Answer: British seafood companies have not sought a meeting with Ministers about this issue, nor have Ministers raised this issue with the Icelandic Ambassador and the Department has not modelled the impact of the strike on UK seafood businesses. The international trade section of Seafish, the UK-wide industry levy funded Non-Departmental Public Body, provides information to domestic seafood processors on overseas markets should they require assistance on identifying alternative sources of supply.

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