Fishing Vessels (Hansard, 20 November 1997)

HC Deb 20 November 1997 vol 301 c276W 276W

§ Mr. Waterson
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the current operation of the EC-sponsored scheme to reduce the number of United Kingdom fishing vessels. [16505]

§ Mr. Morley
The Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1997 has now been approved by Parliament. We are currently assessing the 203 bids made under this Scheme and I expect to announce the results very shortly.