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Seafood: Imports

Asked by Josh NewburyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 February 2026UIN 110912

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on digitising the catch certificate scheme.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

UK catch certificates for export are already available digitally through the Fish Export Service.

Catch certificates the Government receive from third countries are generally paper-based documents. The Government will consider any opportunities to move to a more digital-based system as they arise.

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