HC Deb 17 July 1980 vol 988 c709W
Mr. Jim Callaghan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress he has made in negotiating a common fisheries policy.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

Following the Fisheries Council on 16 June, on which my right hon. Friend made a statement to the House on 18 June, I have discussed with the Commission and with other member States the outstanding problems associated with negotiations on the revised common fisheries policy.