HC Deb 31 January 1995 vol 253 c645W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the nations which participate in the EEC Fisheries Council, indicating which of them presently fish in(a) the Irish box, (b) area VII, (c) the North sea, (d) the channel and (e) British waters as defined by the Fishery Limits Act 1976.

Mr. Jack

The Fisheries Council consists of the Ministers responsible for fisheries in each of the 15 member states of the EU.

The following member states have quotas which may currently be taken in all or part of the areas listed:

  1. (a) The Irish box: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands.
  2. (b) Area VII: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain.
  3. (c) The North sea: United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden.
  4. (d) The English channel: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain.
  5. (e) British waters as defined by the Fisheries Limits Act 1976: United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Portugal.