The UK Governments’ reasonable worst-case planning assumptions under a no deal Brexit were published in the ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ papers last week. On the question of fisheries, they estimate that up to 282 EU and EEA nations fishing vessels could enter illegally, or already be fishing in UK waters on day one. Up to 129 vessels […]
Brexit and its affects on fishing, especially in the event of a no-deal, are looking more and more problematic … three articles 1. Jane Sandell from the UK fishing sector on Radio 4 – effects of a no deal will mean for one of the UKs largest vessel not fishing (listen beyond the fish and […]
Michael Gove & Therese Coffey appeared before the Environment Audit Committee and their responses covered the new Environment Bill and also plans in the event of a Brexit no-deal. No surprises that in Gove’s own words these plans are ‘suboptimal’. Civil Service World ‘Environment secretary Michael Gove has admitted that the arrangements in place for […]
Preparing for a grim reality – the Defra website is bursting with technical briefings on everything from fisheries to chemicals, two sets of guidance on fisheries and importing and exporting fish. Ditto the MMO website The fisheries sector and preparing for EU Exit If the UK leaves the EU on 29 March without a deal, […]
This might not be your idea of fun but the Defra website is currently churning out colossal amounts of documentation on Brexit related matters both in terms of advice re No deal as well as detailed amendments re the Withdrawal Bill to pretty much every aspect of environmental & marine legislation. Three examples: The Marine […]
If the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 without a deal, find out how this would affect businesses and others. These standards include areas such as waste, air quality, water, and protection of habitats and species. A scenario in which the UK leaves the EU without agreement (a ‘no deal’ scenario) remains unlikely given […]
And so it begins BusinessGreen commentary on the Guidance for No Deal Brexit M20 to be lined with a Portaloos! Daily Mail Nobody mentions that the traffic jam might be longer than 13 miles! Guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there’s no deal. Published 23 August 2018 From: Department for Exiting the European […]