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Fishing Quotas

Volume 203: debated on Monday 10 February 1992

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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.

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.