HC Deb 26 February 1976 vol 906 cc294-5W
31. Mr. McNamara

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the future of the fishing industry on Humberside.

Mr. Peart

The reappraisal of the common fisheries policy and other negotiations in progress or shortly to take place will be of major importance to the future of the fishing industry on Humberside and elsewhere. As I said in the debate last week—[Vol. 905, c. 1525.]—our objective will be to maintain the essential interests of all sections of our industry and to safeguard our ability to continue to produce that essential part of our food supply which we gain from the sea.