draft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Wild fisheries) Order 2017 Debate

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draft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Wild fisheries) Order 2017

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Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2017
Tuesday 12th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

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Lord Soames of Fletching Portrait Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con)
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I rise briefly only to ask the Minister this detail: have the Government assessed whether the new tax is likely to improve the situation of the conservation and management of salmon fisheries?

Michael Ellis Portrait Michael Ellis
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The matter has been considered carefully and the levy is considered to be conducive to the conservation and management of freshwater fisheries, yes.

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