Sustainable Fisheries
Debate between Michael Gove and Alan Campbell(6 years, 5 months ago)
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Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab)
The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will allocate more than £250 million to UK fishing communities by 2020. The Secretary of State has chosen to ignore this question twice, so let me ask it in a different form: has the Treasury guaranteed that money after we leave?
Michael Gove
Yes, it has. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has made it clear that EMFF funding, which is committed before we leave the European Union, will continue to be paid.
Leaving the EU: Fisheries Management
Debate between Michael Gove and Alan Campbell(6 years, 9 months ago)
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Michael Gove
I believed—and I must apologise to the House if I did not make this clear—that I had made it clear in my original statement that, even before the transition period ends in December 2020, we will be negotiating as an independent coastal state. I hope that is a sufficient guarantee and reassurance to my hon. Friend and to my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross).
Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) (Lab)
Given that we export such a large proportion of our prawns and other shellfish to Europe, should we not have the freest possible trade with Europe?