Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund Debate
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Lord Bilimoria
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Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
The kinds of issues that the noble Lord refers to are ones that the Fishing Minister is obviously aware of and will monitor, because we absolutely do not want to see illegal fish landed. It is really important.
Lord Bilimoria (CB)
My Lords, given that 80% of fish caught in our waters are exported, I ask, as the chair of the International Chamber of Commerce in the UK, what priority are the Government giving to exports in general? We hear about the economy and growth, but what about exports, including our fishing exports?