§ Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the likely cost of implementing a stock recovery and vessel lay-up programme as proposed by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature report 'Choose or Lose'. [146269]
§ Mr. MorleyWe have not attempted to estimate the cost of implementing the proposals for stock recovery and vessel lay-up programmes in this report. In close consultation with the industry, we are making important progress in the EU in the development of stock recovery plans for cod and Northern hake.