HL Deb 21 July 1997 vol 581 cc143-4WA
Lord Stoddart of Swindon

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have consulted, or intend in the near future to consult, all the fishermen's organisations in Scotland about the future of the common fisheries policy.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (Lord Sewel)

Fisheries Ministers met UK industry representatives on 15 July 1997 for high level talks on the future of the fishing industry. We shall consult fishermen's organisations more widely on reform of the common fisheries policy in due course.