HC Deb 04 February 1982 vol 17 c207W
26. Mr. Bowden

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ban beam trawling within 12 miles of the coast.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

Within our 12-mile limit the use of beam trawls with an aggregate length greater than 8 metres is already prohibited under existing legislation. I announced last July a review of this rule and I sought the views of the catching interests. I am now considering the results of these consultations.—[Vol. 8, c. 52.]