In the Commons and alongside other SW MPs I’ve raised concerns about the approach DfT was taking here. When they’ve trashed trust with fishers over Brexit, quotas, catchapp and more, DfT should have adopted a different approach, starting with life jackets and stability not BMI.
"The mental stress of it all far outweighs everything" - Plymouth fisherman Brian Tapper paid £12,000 for gastric surgery to lose weight to pass compulsory medical the Govt now looks set to scrap. Says others, despairing of passing the test, sold their boats & left the industry.