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Martin Vickers Excerpts
Thursday 20th October 2016

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Davis Portrait Mr David Davis
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More important than me, the Prime Minister had a meeting with Nissan only this week, and the communiqué that came out after it was extremely positive on both sides.

Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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Brexit has been widely welcomed by leaders of the fishing industry in the Grimsby-Cleethorpes area. The industry was badly let down in the original negotiations in the 1970s. Can my right hon. Friend assure me that that will not be the case on this occasion?

David Jones Portrait Mr David Jones
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My hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. The interests of the British fishing industry are at the forefront of the Government’s mind. Indeed, we have already had meetings with the Scottish fishermen and had round-table meetings at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.