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Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Friday, 16 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Fisheries

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to replace funding for the fishing sector derived from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund once the UK has left the EU.

Answer

Future support for the fishing industry has still to be determined. Decisions will be made following discussions between stakeholders, Treasury and those Government Departments with responsibility for delivering European Structural Fund programmes.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3924
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Finance Fisheries European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Brexit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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