HC Deb 15 December 1992 vol 216 c170W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the numbers and types of United Kingdom-Spanish trawlers or Spanish-owned trawlers and United Kingdom-Dutch-owned trawlers fishing within the United Kingdom quota system and the number and type of licences each of these vessels have; if he will express this as a percentage of the United Kingdom fleet; and if he will list the aggregate tonnage and aggregate horsepower in kilowatts of each of these vessels.

Mr. Curry

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport gave to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) on 19 October 1992 at column 200. All the vessels listed in this reply hold United Kingdom fishing licences. I also refer to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby on 24 November 1992 at column576 on the subject of beam trawl licences held by Anglo-Dutch vessels. I regret that it is not possible to provide the other information requested except at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Steen

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many fishing vessels of other European community member states are operating inside the United Kingdom quota system.

Mr. Curry

Only vessels which are registered in the United Kingdom are entitled to fish against United Kingdom quotas.

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