§ Sir Peter Millsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if in view of the Irish Government's decision to introduce byelaws to protect bass stocks, he will introduce similar measures to conserve bass stocks in the coastal waters of Great Britain.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smith:We have already introduced measures to conserve bass stocks. As I said in reply to the right hon. Member for Barnsley (Mr. Mason) on 14 June, our scientists are currently engaged on a programme of work to show the overall fishing pressure on the bass stock in United Kingdom waters and to indicate whether further measures are necessary. The Government will decide whether to introduce further measures when the results of that research are available.—[Vol. 25, c. 210.]