HC Deb 05 November 1979 vol 973 cc27-8W
Mr. Clegg

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what evidence exists of foreign fishing boats fishing for herring in United Kingdom waters during the ban on herring fishing.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

Regular patrols are undertaken by United Kingdom fishery protection vessels within British fishery limits. They have found no recent evidence of foreign vessels fishing for herring in those areas of United Kingdom waters where such fishing is banned.