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Fishing Vessels: Safety

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 84392

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she plans to ratify the International Maritime Organisation 2012 Cape Town Agreement on the safety of fishing vessels.

Answered by Keir Mather

We have been working to ensure that the UK is in a position to accede to the Cape Town Agreement and I can confirm that, subject to Parliamentary Scrutiny, we will instruct the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to conclude accession by Spring 2026.

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