HC Deb 27 January 1992 vol 202 c444W
Mr. Morley

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to ban twin-prawn rigs.

Mr. Curry

Fisheries departments are at present consulting the United Kingdom fishing industry about a range of proposals to conserve nephrops stocks, including the possibility of banning twin or multi-rig trawls in this fishery.

Copies of the consultation document were placed in the Library on 6 December 1991.