Leaving the EU: Fisheries Management Debate
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Steve Double
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(6 years, 8 months ago)
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Michael Gove
The discards ban is necessary to ensure responsible management of all species, but we are working on how to apply it in a way that ensures that the legitimate concerns the hon. Gentleman raises on behalf of his constituents are properly addressed.
Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) (Con)
The Secretary of State will not be surprised to learn that fishermen in mid-Cornwall feel very disappointed, and in some cases angry, at yesterday’s announcement. When he visits Devon, will he come that little bit further and meet the fishermen of Cornwall as well, and in doing so will he lay out very clearly that the implementation period will affect only one year’s quota negotiations, that their quotas will be protected during that time and that at the end of the transition period we will take back control of our fishing waters?
Michael Gove
Absolutely. My hon. Friend hits the nail on the head, and I look forward to meeting him in Mevagissey later this year.