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Mr. David Porter
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he intends taking to prevent Dutch flag ships from increasing their share of plaice, cod and sole quotas from 1 January 1993 onwards; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Curry
As a result of the European Court ruling given in the Factortame case last year, non-British EC nationals may register fishing vessels in the United Kingdom provided those vessels are to be operated, managed and controlled from here. Such vessels are subject to United Kingdom licensing and quota management rules, but any restriction on grounds of nationality would be discriminatory and contrary to Community law.