§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on what occasions Scottish Ministers have spoken formally at the Council of Ministers on Scotland's fishing interests. [18179]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 26 November 2001]I lead for the United Kingdom at the Council of Fisheries Ministers and speak to an agreed line on matters affecting all parts of the UK. Following the long-standing tradition of Scottish ministerial participation in Fisheries Councils, the Scottish Minister attends as part of the United Kingdom delegation and speaks in support of the agreed UK line—usually on issues of particular concern to Scotland. No record is kept of the occasions on which Scottish Ministers speak.
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