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Martin Vickers

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Yemen
Monday 11th June 2018

(6 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Oh, very well; I call Martin Vickers.

Martin Vickers Portrait Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con)
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I am encouraged by what I hear from the Secretary of State about extra resources being made available. We anticipate an increase in the fishing fleet post-Brexit, so will he assure me that the fisheries protection fleet will expand accordingly?

Gavin Williamson Portrait Gavin Williamson
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We will be examining what capability our fisheries protection fleet needs. Three offshore patrol vessels are currently engaged in this work, so we will be considering whether that needs to be expanded and how to fund it properly.

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