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Fisheries: Scotland

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Question for Scotland Office

UIN 911226, tabled on 27 January 2021

Question

Bill Esterson
Labour
Sefton Central
Commons

What recent steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish fishing sector.

Answer

David Duguid
Conservative
Banff and Buchan
Commons

Answered on

27 January 2021

Since well before the end of the Transition Period, My office has been in daily contact with the Scottish seafood industry to help identify and resolve issues with exports and will continue to do so.

Last week, the Prime Minister announced a £23 million support fund to help with losses directly related to these issues.

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