§ Mr. Corrieasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further progress has now been made in the discussions with the Icelandic Government with regard to access by United Kingdom trawlers to the grounds off Iceland.
§ Mr. EnnalsThere is little to add to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of State to the hon. Members for Aberdeenshire East (Mr. Henderson) and Haltemprice (Mr. Wall) on 29th October.—[Vol. 898, c. 1577–1579.]—British and Icelandic fisheries experts are currently meeting in Reykjavik for discussions on the state of the fish stock off Iceland. I hope these technical discussions will lead to a further round of Ministerial talks in the near future.