§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many inspections his Department has had of individual trawlers who have de-rated engines within the 221 kW limit, to ensure they are complying with existing EC rules and their registration documents.
§ Mr. CurryEvery vessel inspected at sea has its official documents checked to ascertain its recorded engine power. In 1991, 1823 such inspections were carried out by the Royal Navy on behalf of the Ministry of which 735 were on United Kingdom registered vessels.
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 Appeals determined 142 93 122 126 143 152 141 130 110 128 Appeals upheld (and Notices quashed) 65 29 48 48 63 83 85 54 54 65 In a number of cases where the enforcement notice was not quashed, appeals may have been successful to the extent that the requirements of the enforcement notice may have been varied.