Written question asked by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green Party) on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. It was answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Salmon: Fish Farming
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk to (1) local job security and economic security, and (2) animal welfare, from the planned onshore salmon farm in Cleethorpes, considering the large-scale die-off of salmon at Mount Fuji in Japan in May and in Nova Scotia in November 2023.
- Answer
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The Government supports sustainable, industry led, growth in aquaculture. To ensure sustainability, aquaculture operations must comply with extensive land use, environmental, animal health and welfare and veterinary medicines regulations. The proposal for an onshore salmon farm in Cleethorpes will be considered by the relevant regulators, as and when the relevant permissions are sought.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL8291
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Cleethorpes Fish farming Salmon
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- 2025-09-05 23:15:30 +0100
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