Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with his (a) Ministerial colleagues and (b) counterparts in the Scottish Government on the future balance of fishing entitlements available to the UK and its effect on Scotland.

I speak regularly with Ministerial colleagues in Defra on fisheries matters, and the UK Government keeps in close contact with the Scottish Government to ensure that the interests of the Scottish fishing industry are reflected in discussions on both UK and intra-UK fishing entitlements.