AQW 4471/16-21

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 03/10/2016
Answered On Date: 25/10/2016
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to outline the plans to replace fishing quotas following the referendum result to leave the European Union.

Answer:

As I said in a previous response, new arrangements will need to be negotiatied between the UK, the EU and other coastal states to manage fishing opportunities and access to resources. The trading and support framework that will apply to the fisheries sector following a UK withdrawal from the European Union will be the subject of negotiation.

I intend to be closely and directly involved in the domestic agricultural, environmental, fisheries, and trade policy agendas as they unfold in order to maximise the opportunities that will come from leaving the European Union.