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Written question asked by Oliver Colvile (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 24 February 2017. It was answered by Alan Duncan (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 March 2017 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Fisheries: Indian Ocean

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the level of risk to the security of UK citizens posed by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Western Indian Ocean.

Answer

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the West Indian Ocean poses a limited security threat to British nationals, so we have not made a formal assessment.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
65027
Session
2016-17
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Fisheries Indian Ocean
Link
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