Fisheries: Rockall
(asked on 6th January 2021) - View Source
Question to the Scotland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the boarding of the Irish fishing vessel the Northern Celt by Marine Scotland was (a) necessary and (b) conducive to UK-Ireland relations.
This question was answered on 11th January 2021
The Scottish Government has confirmed that a Marine Scotland patrol vessel carried out a routine inspection on 4 January 2021 of an Irish fishing vessel within 12 nautical miles of Rockall. Fisheries management is a devolved matter for the Scottish Government.