37. Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to reach agreement 263W with his EEC partners regarding a Community fishing policy.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI hope that real progress towards a revised common fisheries policy can be made in the Council of Ministers this autumn.
§ 47. Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food it he will report on the latest stage of negotiations on common fisheries policy.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThere has been no recent discussion in the Council of Ministers of the fundamental issues needing to be settled for a revised common fisheries policy, but I hope that real progress can be made in the autumn.
§ 60. Mr. James Johnsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement upon the progress made in his continuing discussions on the Common Fisheries Policy of the EEC at Brussels, with particular reference to exclusive zones for United Kingdom fishermen and the methods of enforcement of these zones.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerI hope that real progress towards a revised common fisheries policy can be made in the Council of Ministers this autumn. Our demands include an adequate exclusive zone and for control over the enforcement of fishing rules to be vested in the coastal State.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the latest progress in negotiating the common fisheries policy.
§ Mr. Buchanan-SmithThere has been no recent discussion in the Council of Ministers of the fundamental issues requiring settlement. I hope that progress can be made in the autumn.