HC Deb 06 February 1990 vol 166 c570W
Mr. John Townend

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what compensation his Department intends to offer those English fishermen who have been stopped fishing for North sea haddock because of overfishing by some Scottish FPOs.

Mr. Curry

Three Scottish and one English group exceeded their North sea haddock allocations in 1989 causing an early closure of the fishery. Compensation for the groups prejudiced by the early closure will be provided by deductions from the offending groups' 1990 allocations under established rules.