§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her policy on extending MAGP IV by a year; and what measures she will take to assist payments to UK fishermen from this budget line. [19580]
§ Mr. MorleyI welcome the Commission proposal to extend MAGP IV by one year while setting digressive limits on the capacity of the EU fleet, and reducing eligibility for grants for construction and modernisation of vessels. The purpose of the MAGP IV programme is to set quantified limits on member states' fleets, rather than to provide payments to fishermen.