§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the procedure adopted in the allocation of licences for the extraction of fish within the 150 mile fisheries zone surrounding the Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. EggarThe Falkland Islands Government are responsible for the allocation of fishing licences for the Falkland Islands interim conservation and management zone. Licences are allocated in accordance with the conservation needs of the fishery and take account of the relative methods of fishing.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will list the names of those individuals, organisations or companies who have been awarded licences for the extraction of fish within the 150 mile fisheries zone surrounding the Falkland Islands.
§ Mr. EggarDetails are commercially confidential. Applicants have been notified by the Falkland Islands Government of their squid licence allocations. Finfish licensing is not yet complete. A list of countries allocated licences will be placed in the Library of the House in due course.