HC Deb 28 April 1982 vol 22 c296W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is making arrangements for taking up or rolling over the remainder of the Norwegian fishing quota allocated to the United Kingdom and which would have been fished by vessels requisitioned for the Falklands operation.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

I do not expect that the recent requisitioning of certain trawlers will have any significant effect on the level of catches by United Kingdom vessels in Norwegian waters in 1982.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much of the Norwegian fishing quota made available to the United Kingdom by the European Economic Community remains to be caught; and what are the implications for further quotas if the present quota is not taken up.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

No allocation has yet been made between member States of the European Community of the fishing opportunities available to their vessels in Norwegian waters during 1982.

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