§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent discussions have taken place with Fisheries Ministers and officials of the Irish Republic regarding the harmonisation of fishing regulation in the Irish sea; and if he will make a statement. [38443]
§ Mr. BaldryOfficials in the UK Fisheries Departments are in frequent touch with officials of the Irish Republic's Departments of the Marine. I met the Irish Minister of the Marine in Dublin on 18 September when we discussed a range of fisheries questions including the regulation of fisheries in the Irish sea. All countries that fish in the Irish sea do so under the rules of the common fisheries policy.