§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps she is taking in the operation of The Hague Preference to ensure that any fishing quota cuts are favourable to those countries which border the North Sea. [114886]
§ Mr. MorleyThe effect of The Hague Preference, when it is operated in relation to North Sea fish stocks, is to reduce other member states" amounts of fishing quota for the year in question and to increase that of the UK. Only the UK and Ireland benefit from The Hague Preference.