§ 31. Sir Walter Cleggasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on current negotiations about a common fisheries policy.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, East (Mr. Henderson).
§ 52. Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether it remains his objective to negotiate a common fisheries policy within the European Economic Community which will reconcile the long and short-term interests of inshore and deepsea fishermen.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThe Government continue to seek a fair settlement of the revised common fisheries policy which adequately takes account of the needs of all sectors of the United Kingdom fishing industry.