Leaving the EU: Fisheries Management

David Duguid Excerpts
Tuesday 20th March 2018

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Colleagues, I granted this urgent question because I was very clear in my mind that the matter warranted the attention of the House of Commons today. I think the judgment has been vindicated by the level of interest in participating. I am keen to accommodate the inquisitorial appetite of the House, but given that there are two statements to follow, there is now a premium on a degree of brevity. That is normally demonstrated by the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne), but he has already asked his question. May I exhort colleagues to follow his excellent example?

David Duguid Portrait David Duguid (Banff and Buchan) (Con)
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I will keep this short. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we owe a debt to our fishing communities and that we must not guarantee to the EU, at the end of this implementation period, any level of access in favour of a longer-term trade deal?