asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many United Kingdom fishing boats have been sold to other European Union purchasers and to Norwegian buyers in the past 12 months. [HL629]
Over the past 12 months, 17 UK registered vessels have been exported to Norway and other European Union member states. Data broken down by dates and country of destination can be found in the table below.
Date of Event Country of Export 22/11/2006 Denmark 31/8/2006 Ireland 14/8/2006 Ireland 13/7/2006 Ireland 16/6/2006 Norway 30/5/2006 Ireland 05/5/2006 Ireland 31/3/2006 Denmark 28/3/2006 Ireland 08/3/2006 The Netherlands 03/3/2006 Ireland 20/2/2006 Ireland 17/2/2006 Denmark 15/2/2006 Norway 01/2/2006 Ireland 30/1/2006 Ireland 16/1/2006 Ireland