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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 134197, tabled on 26 March 2018

Question

Drew Hendry
Scottish National Party
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date he was made aware that the UK would remain subject to EU fishing regulations during the transition period.

Answer

George Eustice
Conservative
Camborne and Redruth
Commons

Answered on

29 March 2018

On 19 March, the UK reached an agreement with the EU on the nature and length of the implementation period. The agreement was endorsed at the European Council meeting on 22 and 23 March.

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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