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Fisheries: Licensing

Volume 487: debated on Monday 9 February 2009

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Mark Williams

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many boats have been licensed for scallop dredging in England in each of the last five years. (254273)

Huw Irranca-Davies

The following table shows the number of boats licensed for scallop dredging in England from 2004-08.

As at year ending 31 December

Number of vessels

2004

186

2005

183

2006

169

2007

172

2008

163