§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the landings of fish by weight in the European Community by each member state whose fleets operate in(a) international fishing zones or third countries with which the European Community has an international agreement, (b) those states where no agreement exists and (c) international waters, indicating the approximate proportion of European Community fish consumption that is represented by all such sources. [24414]
§ Mr. MorleyI am afraid that information to establish the proportion of European Community fish consumption accounted for by fish caught by Member States fleets in the various fisheries outside EU waters is not available. Neither UK nor EU statistics make it possible to identify where landings by Member States' fleets operating in international fishing zones or third countries have occurred. Nor do consumption figures indicate the origins of the fish consumed.