§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if, in view of the failure to agree a common fisheries policy, he will now consider the setting up of a 12-mile exclusive zone and a dominant preference of the 12 to 50-mile zone for all British fishermen; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if, in view of the likely failure to secure a common fisheries policy before the end of 1981, he will introduce proposals on the restructuring of the British fishing fleet; and if he will make a statement;
(3) whether Her Majesty's Government have any plans for the monitoring and policing of overfishing within the United Kingdom waters by fishermen from European Economic Community member States, in view of the failure to achieve agreement in the negotiations for a common fisheries policy; and if he will make a statement;
(4) if he will make a statement on the common fisheries policy negotiations; and to what extent the talks have broken down;
(5) if he has any plans to meet the leaders of the British fishing industry to discuss the problems which will now arise due to the likely failure to obtain a new common fisheries policy before the end of 1981; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithRecently, discussions on the outstanding elements of a revised common fisheries policy have been delayed as a result of elections in one member State with important fishing interests. I assure my hon. Friend that negotiations will be continuing.