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Mr. Peter Ainsworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures she is taking to encourage a sustainable EU policy towards the exploitation of West African fish stocks through third party agreements. [117812]
Mr. Morley
[holding answer 9 June 2003]: The UK regularly urges the Commission to ensure that third country fisheries agreements provide value for money, promote environmentally sustainable fishing and are coherent with Community development policy.