Our superb west country shellfish sector faces ruin because of the Government’s botched Brexit deal. The Secretary of State has said repeatedly that he does not want to water down UK food standards now that we have left the EU, so why not do what fellow non-EU fishing nation Norway...

Our superb west country shellfish sector faces ruin because of the Government’s botched Brexit deal. The Secretary of State has said repeatedly that he does not want to water down UK food standards now that we have left the EU, so why not do what fellow non-EU fishing nation Norway...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the availability of new technology to detect the scrubbing of eggs from berried lobsters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the availability of new technology to detect the scrubbing of eggs from berried lobsters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effect on marine conservation of the banning of the landing of berried lobsters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the effect on marine conservation of the banning of the landing of berried lobsters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to change the legal size limit for catching lobsters and crabs in UK waters; what consultations are taking place; with whom; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to change the legal size limit for catching lobsters and crabs in UK waters; what consultations are taking place; with whom; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what scientific advice her Department has received on whether to include cephalopods within the remit of the Animal Welfare Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what scientific advice her Department has received on whether to include cephalopods within the remit of the Animal Welfare Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will redefine (a) decapod crustaceans and (b) cephalopods as animals to be included in the provisions of the Animal Welfare Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will redefine (a) decapod crustaceans and (b) cephalopods as animals to be included in the provisions of the Animal Welfare Bill.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the ability of (i) decapod crustaceans and (ii) cephalopods to experience pain; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the ability of (i) decapod crustaceans and (ii) cephalopods to experience pain; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made in having Protected Geographical Indication status granted to the Colchester Oyster.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made in having Protected Geographical Indication status granted to the Colchester Oyster.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received to request the European Union to give Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status to the Colchester oyster; what action she has taken to secure PGI status; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received to request the European Union to give Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status to the Colchester oyster; what action she has taken to secure PGI status; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to improve the monitoring of UK fisheries to prevent (a) illegal incursions from foreign fishing fleets, (b) criminal behaviour directed by animal rights groups against lobster fishermen and (c) the theft of clams...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to improve the monitoring of UK fisheries to prevent (a) illegal incursions from foreign fishing fleets, (b) criminal behaviour directed by animal rights groups against lobster fishermen and (c) the theft of clams...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to prevent the theft of clams from Poole harbour.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to prevent the theft of clams from Poole harbour.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is undertaking to assess (a) historical shellfish landings as the basis of any management plan and (b) current shellfish landings; if she will implement a management plan for scallops, crabs and lobsters in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is undertaking to assess (a) historical shellfish landings as the basis of any management plan and (b) current shellfish landings; if she will implement a management plan for scallops, crabs and lobsters in the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the status of Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 Western Waters; what access will be available to Spanish boats to fish for crab stocks in the Western Waters; what measures she is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the status of Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 Western Waters; what access will be available to Spanish boats to fish for crab stocks in the Western Waters; what measures she is...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to agree a management plan for scallops, crabs and lobsters in the Western Channel; what measures she is taking to assess (a) historic shellfish landings that will form the basis of a management plan and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to agree a management plan for scallops, crabs and lobsters in the Western Channel; what measures she is taking to assess (a) historic shellfish landings that will form the basis of a management plan and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Government is taking to prevent criminal behaviour by animal rights organisations against lobster fishermen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Government is taking to prevent criminal behaviour by animal rights organisations against lobster fishermen.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Food Standards Agency to minimise shellfish bed closures due to atypical positive results.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking with the Food Standards Agency to minimise shellfish bed closures due to atypical positive results.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to her European counterparts on a common European approach to the monitoring of toxins in shellfish; and if she will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has made to her European counterparts on a common European approach to the monitoring of toxins in shellfish; and if she will make a statement.