§ Mr. David PorterTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what redress he expects to make in 1991 to English fishermen who fished within quota for 1990; and what sanctions against those who overfished in 1990 he plans to take.
§ Mr. CurryArrangements for penalties and compensation to apply to overfishing in 1990 have already been agreed with the industry. Under these arrangements, where a group exceeded its allocation in 1990, the overfish will not be included in track records when calculating the 1991 allocation. Where that overfish led to the United Kingdom quota being exceeded, and other groups being disadvantaged by the early closure of a fishery, the overfish will be deducted from the offending group's 1991 allocation. This deduction will then be used to compensate groups prejudiced by the overfishing, after taking account of those groups' likely uptake had the fishery not been closed.