To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the minimum and maximum number of half days provided under the multi-annual guidance programme obligation and the average for each segment of the fleet; and what relations those figures bear to the provisions made under the Sea Fish Conservation Act 1992 for (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland, and by each port.

The United Kingdom's multi-annual guidance programme is expressed primarily in terms of capacity. The United Kingdom's target is a 19 per cent. reduction in capacity—45 per cent. of which can be achieved by reductions in time at sea. Time at sea will be controlled on an individual basis and initially the Sea Fish Licensing (Time at Sea) (Principles) Order will restrict fishing patterns to 1991 levels.