§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will make it his policy to require all Spanish-owned British-registered vessels eligible for compensation under the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 to land future catches at British ports as a condition of the compensation; [4950]
(2) how many claims for compensation he has received concerning the Merchant Shipping Act 1988; if he will list the vessels in respect of which those claims are made; from which ports they operate; and if they are currently fishing; [5051]
(3) what evidence he plans to request from Spanish vessels registered as British and claiming compensation for the time they were unable to fish. [5058]
§ Mr. BaldryI refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 6 December 1995,Official Report, columns 234–35.