British Indian Ocean Territory (Hansard, 11 February 2004)

HC Deb 11 February 2004 vol 417 c1465W 1465W

§ Jeremy Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the income expected this year is from fishing licences in the British Indian Ocean Territories; and what it was in each of the past five years. [153941]

§ Mr. Rammell
Income this year (financial year 2003–04) to 31 December 2003 from fishing licences was £534,309. We cannot predict the expected income for the final quarter, but it is unlikely that revenue will reach that of previous years.
Income from fishing licences in the past five years in the British Indian Ocean Territory was as follows:

Financial year Income(£)

1998–99 2,271,595

1999–2000 744,042

2000–01 1,108,072

2001–02 822,497

2002–03 613,060

Financial year	Income(£)
1998–99	2,271,595
1999–2000	744,042
2000–01	1,108,072
2001–02	822,497
2002–03	613,060