Rejected petition Fishing equates to 0.1% GDP. Sign a Brexit deal with 5 years status quo.

Fishing is not an industry, even with potential growth, equates to the downside of a WTO trade deal with the EU. Accept a 5 year status quo on access rights and quotas.

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Because the downside of a WTO Brexit outweighs the benefits to a tiny minority industry.

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Since you started your petition the Government has agreed a deal with the EU regarding future relations, including on fisheries.

You can read the details of the deal here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agreements-reached-between-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-northern-ireland-and-the-european-union

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Date submitted 22 December 2020
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