Fishing: France Debate
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Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
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Fishing: France
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Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (Con)
We should hear from the Front Bench; there will be time for another question afterwards.
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
My Lords, it is appalling how much this has escalated over the weekend. What conversations, if any, has Defra had with the noble Lord, Lord Frost, to urge him to help to resolve the situation? Exactly what urgent talks are taking place with Defra’s French counterparts to de-escalate the situation so that British and French fishers can get on with their jobs safely? Licences were mentioned; was the Minister saying that because of the judicial process he cannot clarify whether the trawler had the correct fishing licence? We need to know this and whether it was included on the list of licences given to the French. If not, why not? Is it not possible for the Government to publish the list to put an end to confusion?