§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many agreements have been made under the decommissioning scheme; on what date the agreement was finalised for the last fishing vessel to be decommissioned; and what is the schedule for the next sequence of decommissioning agreements.
§ Mr. JackUnder the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1993 135 vessels have been decommissioned: all claims were submitted before 1 March, as required by the scheme.
Decommissioning formed part of a package of conservation measures which is being reviewed following the decision to suspend implementation of days at sea controls, and I am not yet in a position to announce a further scheme.
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