§ 26. Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has for compensating English fishermen for the drop in their catches and earnings consequent on the new 1987 catch quotas as agreed with the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. GummerIt is not the Government's policy to compensate fishermen for the effect of natural fluctuations in the abundance of fish stocks or of measures taken to conserve stocks for the industry's own benefit.