§ Mr. Steenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will investigate the extent to which pressure stock licences are being bought in the Plymouth area and transferred to Spanish fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement about the practice of transferring pressure stock licences from British boats to boats belonging to other countries but registered in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. GummerI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Steenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make it his policy to restrict the issue of pressure stock licences to British nationals fishing from British boats.
§ Mr. GummerI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.