Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered on 16th December 2021.
Robert Goodwill
Conservative, Scarborough and Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the levels of compensation required to support fishermen on the Tees Valley coast affected by the large scale deaths of crustacea in that area.
Victoria Prentis
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
No assessment of the potential for compensation has been made as the investigation into the cause of the mass mortality is ongoing. The Department along with its Arm’s Length Bodies are undertaking extensive testing and engaging with fishermen and their representatives to get a fuller understanding of the incident.
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