§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many Dutch fishing vessels sailing under flags of convenience have(a) area VII beam trawl pressure stock licenses and (b) area IV beam trawl licenses.
§ Mr. Curry[pursuant to his reply, 19 October 1992, c. 93]: As at 9 October four Dutch-owned or largely Dutch-owned United Kingdom-registered fishing vessels hold area VII beam trawl pressure stock licences. Two of these also hold area IV beam trawl licences and a further 13 have area IV beam trawl licences only.