HC Deb 17 January 2001 vol 361 c265W
Mr. Alan Campbell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of its cod quota was caught by the UK fleet in the North Sea in 2000. [145576]

Mr. Morley

The UK's final cod quota in the North Sea for 2000 was 34,149 tonnes. Total landings by UK vessels, as known to Departments at 11 January 2001, was 27,131 tonnes. This represents an uptake of 79.4 per cent.