§ 13. Mr. CorbynTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what recent representations he has received regarding the introduction of a decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryAs has been made clear in the past decommissioning is one of a range of options being considered for reducing the size of our fishing fleet.
Mr. MichieTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Greenock and Port Glasgow (Dr. Godman) on Tuesday, 11 July,Official Report, column 453, he is able to estimate the number of vessels which will be taken from the United Kingdom fishing fleet in each of the years 1989, 1990 and 1991; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryNo. The target reductions for multi-annual guidance programme purposes are expressed only in terms of tonnage and engine power. The number of vessels withdrawn will depend on action taken to reduce fleet capacity following our consultations with industry organisations.