Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 16 January 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the costs of the (a) introduction and (b) policing of a requirement for recreational sea-anglers to hold a valid sea-angling licence.
The Marine Bill White Paper, published in March 2007, includes proposals to introduce a chargeable licensing scheme for recreational sea angling. The regulatory impact assessment (RIA) accompanying the White Paper estimated that the revenue from such a scheme could generate £9 million to £12 million per annum in licence fees, depending on uptake and the rate of the charge. The RIA also estimated the one-off set-up cost to the Government could be between £0.1 million to £1.5 million, with annual running costs, including enforcement, of between £1.2 million and £2.8 million, depending on how the scheme is implemented and the level of compliance.
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