Skip to main content

Common Fisheries Policy

Volume 979: debated on Thursday 28 February 1980

The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.

Q14.

asked the Prime Minister what measures Her Majesty's Government propose to introduce to protect the British fishing industry from the consequences of the failure of the European Community to agree to a new common fisheries policy.

I am aware of the difficulties currently being experienced by the fishing industry. The industry has made proposals which are being considered urgently.