Fisheries

HC Deb 26 January 2004 vol 417 cc4-5W

Mr. Paterson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department has spent on research into the development of selective fishing techniques in each of the last five financial years. [150308]

Mr. Bradshaw

The Department has spent the following amounts on research into the development of selective fishing techniques in each of the last five financial years:

	£
2002–03	320,305
2001–02	>211,930
2000–01	211,308
1999–2000	141,604
1998–99	>166,429