§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if the protection against special access to the North sea in the accession arrangements extend to non-pressure stocks;
(2) whether Spanish and Portuguese fishing vessels will be allowed to fish in the North sea under article VII of the treaty of Rome after 1 January 1996;
(3) to what extent the Spanish and Portuguese will be integrated into the common fisheries policy by 1 January 1996; and whether they will be able to fish in all European Union waters.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if she will give details of proposals of fisheries management agreed or tabled at the April European Union Council of Fisheries Ministers relating to(a) the possible replacement of the Irish box and (b) the restricted list of 300 Spanish fishing vessels; and if she will make a statement;
(2) if she will detail proposals agreed or tabled at the April European Union Council of Fisheries Ministers relating to access by Spanish fishing vessels into (a) the Irish sensitive zone, (b) west of Scotland fishing grounds, (c) International Council for the Exploration of the Seas area VII, (d) the North sea pressure stocks fishery and (e) the North sea non-pressure stocks fishery; and if she will make a statement.
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Exports of sheep and sheepmeat 1979 to 1993 Metric tonnes 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 11993 Live sheep and lambs All countries 17,261 14,281 8,026 5,833 4,348 3,564 2,990 5,857 12,767 17,835 22,451 22,225 33,040 52,051 30,712 EC 17,222 14,273 7,934 5,810 4,333 3,555 2,960 5,785 12,760 17,809 22,436 22,217 33,023 51,993 30,709 Of which: Belgium/Luxembourg 1,429 1,517 2,689 1,108 993 — 655 482 70 342 981 258 1,568 3,071 3,572 Germany2 6,257 6,770 1,977 1,136 1,993 1,111 — 161 — 132 467 — 143 1,830 1,060 Irish Republic 9,377 5,623 907 2,169 1,326 1,856 1,662 905 1,921 2,071 2,909 3,133 3,704 2,540 10 France — — 2,297 1,394 — — — 4,047 10,701 15,175 17,645 18,733 26,943 43,250 24,193 Non-EC 39 8 92 23 15 9 30 72 7 26 15 8 17 58 3
§ Mr. JackI refer the hon. Members to the reply given to my hon. Friend, the Member for Hertsmere (Mr. Clappison) on 13 April 1994,Official Report, columns 183–84.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assurance she gave in Strasbourg to the British fishing industry about Spanish fishing rights in(a) the North sea and (b) the Irish box after January 1996.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the United Kingdom vote in relation to granting a full concession of fishing rights to Spain under the common fisheries policy at the last Fisheries Council.
§ Mr. JackI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East (Mr. Barnes) on 25 April 1994,Official Report, column 79.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations she has received from fishing industry representatives regarding the possibilities of a permit system for the Irish sensitive zone.
§ Mr. JackOfficials are to meet representatives of the fishing industry shortly to discuss proposals which the Commission has made for a general system of fishing permits.
§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the declared policy position of each other European Union member state with regard to fisheries effort control in the Irish sensitive zone.
§ Mr. JackThe Commission is to make proposals for the zone, inter alia, by 1 June 1994. Consequently, the position of other member states is not yet known.