§ Mr. PatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what European community funds have been allocated to(a) Poland and (b) the UK in the same period for the modernisation, restructuring and decommissioning of the fishing fleet; and when such funds were first made available. [184710]
§ Mr. BradshawThe Polish plan for allocating the Community financial provision under the EU FIFO fisheries structural fund envisages about 16.3 million euros being spent on modernisation of existing vessels, and about 80.1 million euros on decommissioning vessels. This covers the period from Poland's accession to the EU in May 2004 to the end of 2006.
828WThe Fisheries Departments in the UK are currently reviewing what expenditure should be allocated to modernising, restructuring and decommissioning vessels for the equivalent period, and equivalent figures to the Polish plans are not available.
The current programme under the FIFO scheme began in 2000.