Fisheries

Scotland’s new fishing industry funding ‘wholly unacceptable’, insists Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon

2025-10-28T10:43:00

Scottish fishing

Source: SPSG

New letter urging UK Government to reconsider allocations says Scotland’s current share is “not a fair settlement”

Following on from Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon’s heavy criticism of UK Government’s funding share for Scotland under the newly announced £360 million Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, Gougeon has written to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Dame Angela Eagle, calling for Westminster to reconsider its approach to funding allocations as it’s “not a fair settlement for Scotland”.

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