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Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning)

Volume 198: debated on Tuesday 5 November 1991

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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make it the policy of Her Majesty's Government to introduce a decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels.

The Government are ready to consider industry proposals for decommissioning provided that these form part of a wider conservation package aimed at reducing fishing effort.