§ Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 27 April 2004,Official Report, column 861W, on fisheries, which member states have (a) an historic entitlement and (b) an entitlement without an historic track record to fish within the UK six to 12 miles zone; and whether those entitlements are transferable to any fishing vessel from that nation state. [172459]
§ Mr. BradshawFrance, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands have a historical entitlement to fish in the UK six to 12 mile zone. No other member states have access to this zone.