§ 50. Mr. Wallasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to prevent large numbers of foreign fishing vessels causing damage to the nets of British vessels when fishing within the three-mile limit, as occurred off the Yorkshire coast in August and September.
§ Mr. SoamesNo cases have been reported to me of foreign vessels having damaged the nets of British vessels within the 3-mile limit. There have been 18 incidents I know of so far this year involving English and Welsh vessels leading to claims against foreign vessels, all of them outside the 3-mile limit.